NSW Premier Chris Minns has admitted the Future Jobs and Investment Bill may not pass before the March election. The bill would support worker transition in coal-producing regions. It has been stuck in the upper house since November 2025. Minns has urged the crossbench and Coalition to at least bring it to a vote.
Hunter Jobs Alliance coordinator Justin Page has said, “We cannot keep relying on planning conditions that can disappear.” HJA wants the law to make mining companies plan early and fund worker transition.