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  1. justiceAustralia

    High Court allows Queensland prisoner’s egg-freezing appeal

    The High Court allowed Rachel Smith’s appeal against Queensland Corrective Services’ refusal to approve privately funded egg freezing in prison. It found the procedure was not assisted reproductive technology, set aside the lower courts’ orders and sent the application back for determination according to law.

    10years

    Smith was serving a 10-year prison sentence for drug trafficking.

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  3. environmentMuswellbrook, Australia

    High Court invalidates Mount Pleasant mine expansion approval

    The High Court ruled 3–2 that planners had to consider emissions from coal burned overseas when approving Mount Pleasant's expansion, invalidating the approval. The mine can operate until 2032 while MACH Energy pursues a new application, and officials dispute the ruling's wider significance.

    3judges

    High Court judges who found in favour of the residents' group

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