‘A real-life moment from The Castle’: the retired Australian couple who took on a coal giant and won

Key points

• A retired Australian couple and their neighbours have won a legal battle against a coalmine expansion in New South Wales. The High Court ruled the state government must consider emissions from burning exported coal.
• The decision invalidates the approval for MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coalmine expansion, which would have doubled output. The case marks the first time Australia’s highest court has ruled on climate change.
• The community group, Dams Heg, has fought the proposal for over four years.