THE social effects of fly-in, fly-out mining practices are one of the top issues new Greens leader Senator Christine Milne wants to discuss with Queensland miners.
After the shock resignation of former Greens leader Bob Brown last week, Ms Milne was announced as the party's new leader, announcing her commitment to regional Australia.
But despite already hitting the road, visiting Orange in New South Wales on Wednesday, she could not confirm whether she would visit the Central Queensland mining heartland.
She said global issues such as food security; climate change and renewable technology were on top of her agenda to discuss with regional Australians.
But in areas where mining and energy represented a large percentage of the workforce, she would not be drawn on how she planned to connect with miners.
Instead, Senator Milne emphasised her opposition to coal seam gas.
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