The federal government is facing backlash over its decision to approve multi-decade extensions for three coal mines in NSW.
The Albanese government has approved three coalmine expansions that are now set to unleash 1.3bn tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decades.
Opponents of the approvals slammed the decisions as "shocking" and "the opposite of climate action" but Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said she was simply acting in accordance with the national ...