“NSW Planning Minister Anthony Roberts has confirmed the economic case for a controversial mine extension will be reviewed, amid calls for greater transparency in the assessment process…

Former NSW Supreme Court judge Anthony Whealy SC believed the emails exchanged between the Department of Planning and South32 had affected the public’s perception of the assessment process.

“I have no doubt that the perception has been given here, whether it is true or not, that special treatment has been given to South32 in this instance,” Mr Whealy said.”

Read the full ABC Illawarra article here

Listen to Anthony Whealy SC’s interview on ABC Illawarra here