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Legal Battles Over Mining and Egg Freezing
The Federal Court overturned a protection order issued by former environment minister Tanya Plibersek for the McPhillamys goldmine. Meanwhile, Australia’s highest court ruled that a drug trafficker could freeze her eggs in prison.
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The Guardian
Australia’s highest court says Queensland drug trafficker extracting and storing eggs is not ‘assisted reproductive technology’Get our breaking news email, free app
2026-10-14 01:45 UTC
The Guardian
Federal court overrules decision by former environment minister for the McPhillamys goldmine development at BlayneyThe federal court has overturned a rare protection order issued by former environment minister Tanya Plibersek under Indigenous heritage legislation, which the company said ef
2026-10-14 01:58 UTC