Poll shows 54% of NSW voters back High Court coal ruling
A YouGov survey of 1289 NSW voters found 54% believe parliament should accept the High Court's coal ruling.
The Minns government wants to pass a law letting MACH Energy expand the Mount Pleasant coal mine near Muswellbrook. A new poll commissioned by environmental groups shows most NSW voters disagree with that approach.
The survey found 54% think parliament should accept a High Court ruling against a major project. They want the normal planning process to continue.
Just 16% said parliament should be able to pass a special law to allow a project anyway, with 30% unsure. Support was even stronger among Labor voters at 61%, and among One Nation voters, 47% backed the normal process.
The High Court ruled in October that the original approval was invalid. It didn't properly consider the coal's downstream emissions.
- 1289 NSW voters
- Survey respondents
- 54%
- Supporting High Court ruling
- From 12.5 to 16.5 million tonnes
- Mine expansion production increase
- 400
- Jobs at stake
Why it mattersThe poll suggests NSW voters don't want governments to bypass courts and the rule of law to favour mining projects, even when jobs are at stake.
AustraliaNSW voters strongly oppose the government's plan to legislate around a High Court decision on coal mining, raising political risk for Chris Minns ahead of the state election.
