{
  "id": 15837475,
  "title": "‘Disgraceful’: Geoffrey Watson accuses Minns government of overturning high court ruling on coalmine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/disgraceful-geoffrey-watson-accuses-minns-government-of-overturning",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T01:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/21/disgraceful-geoffrey-watson-accuses-minns-government-of-overturning-high-court-ruling-on-coalmine"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New South Wales government bid to expand Hunter Valley mine ‘contrary to separation of powers’, leading legal experts say Barrister and anti-corruption campaigner Geoffrey Watson SC has lashed the New South Wales government over its “disgraceful” plan to adopt special laws allowing increased coal production at a Hunter Valley coalmine. The high court ruled earlier this month the approval of the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}