RURAL independent MP Tony Windsor says the federal government should be given greater powers to veto coal seam gas projects if they have the potential to damage water resources.
He plans to introduce legislation in parliament next Monday that seeks to better protect "sensitive areas", such as prime agricultural land or flood plains, from the risks of exploration.
Mr Windsor said it was time to slow down the coal seam gas mining process, an issue which has increasingly become a source of antagonism between farmers and coal companies.
Ballina Shire Advocate
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