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CALLS FOR MINING ROYALTIES TO HELP CREATE POST-COAL FUTURE

The Upper Hunter should be getting a larger slice of coal mining royalties, according to the Greens.

Today they called for millions to be reinvested in the region’s transition from coal, and to repair the local environment, as part of a 10 year commitment.

Upper Hunter candidate Sue Abbott says there’s been much wealth stripped out and exported from the community, arguing it’s time that wealth helped reshape the region’s future.

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Jane Goldsmith

Jane Goldsmith is a journalist, newsreader and producer based in Newcastle and began working with NBN Television in 2001. Originally from Port Macquarie, Jane has worked in television news and radio and studied at the University of Newcastle.

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