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Government buys out Shenhua coal, curbs Dartbrook and opens up Wollar We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement The Berejiklian government has shifted gears on its coal strategy, paying $100 million to extinguish one mining lease, putting new curbs on another mine and opening up more land near Mudgee for more coal exploration. Herald on Tuesday, the government has bought out Shenhua’s Watermark project, ending plans to extract as many as 300 million tonnes of coal over three decades from three pits on the Liverpool P...

Normal text size Very large text size Fifth-generation farmers Doug and Nic Robertson are out mustering some of the 300 breeder cattle on their property near Scone on a crisp mid-autumn morning, wondering how long their rural idyll can last. Nic Robertson joins her husband Doug, with their horse Hamish, as they muster cattle on their property near Scone. Credit:Janie Barrett Plans by Japanese trading giant Idemitsu to develop its Gateway project north-west of Muswellbrook in the Upper Hunter would bring an open-cut coal pit right next door. “They will literally be out the back from us,�...

One Nation and the Greens join growing field of candidates for NSW Upper Hunter by-election updated 4 AprApril 2021 at 5:54am Upper Hunter by-election candidate Dale McNamara (second from left) inspects mining equipment with NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham (right). ( Share Print text only Key points: The by-election comes after Michael Johnsen's resignation following a rape allegation, which he denies If the Nationals don't retain the seat, the Berejiklian government will lose its majority One Nation and the Greens have now announced representatives, with three independents also adding thei...

Advertisement A Singleton pub owner and a local councillor have been named as the latest candidates to join the running for the upcoming byelection in the NSW Upper Hunter. One Nation NSW on Thursday announced Singleton businessman Dale McNamara will run as its candidate in the critical byelection, while the NSW Greens earlier named Upper Hunter councillor Sue Abbott. Mr McNamara is a former miner with business experience in agriculture, horse racing and hospitality. Dale McNamara, who is running for One Nation NSW in the Upper Hunter byelection. Credit:Louise Kennerley “Dale’s first prio...

Why so many parliaments remain toxic workplaces 11 Apr, 2021 08:42 PM 4 minutes to read The US Capitol building in Washington, DC. Photo / Getty Images Financial Times OPINION: One resigned after being accused of raping a sex worker. Another is reportedly being investigated on suspicion of having sex with a 17-year-old. A third has been demoted after being accused of raping a 16-year-old in the 1980s. So goes the news of the past two weeks about three politicians in three legislatures in two countries, the US and Australia. Even by modern political standards, it has been a h...