Monday, August 15

Coalition Won't Back Greens' CSG bill

THE federal coalition will not support Australian Greens legislation giving farmers the right to deny coal seam gas miners access to their land.

The Greens had been hoping to win coalition backing for their move following comments made by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott on Friday.

Mr Abbott said farmers had "a right to say no" if they did not want miners to come onto their land to explore and extract coal seam gas.

But on Monday, he said the opposition would not support the Greens.  Read More

Toowoomba Chronicle

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