NSW’s largest miners have demanded the Minns government speed up approvals and be more transparent over planning decisions if it is to restore investment certainty after imposing a $2.7 billion coal royalty tax hike.
A day after it extended a possible lifeline to keep the state’s largest coal-fired power station in operation for longer, the government on Wednesday announced it would increase coal royalties by 2.6 percentage points from July next year.
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Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
