TONY Abbott says coal seam gas companies should respect the rights of farmers of "prime agricultural land", but has rejected a Greens bid to hand landowners a veto over mining interests.
The Opposition Leader today retreated from his unqualified support of farmers over coal seam gas companies, which threatened to undermine his relationship with the nation's powerful mining industry.
On Friday, Mr Abbott told 2GB's Alan Jones that “if you don't want something to happen on your land, you ought to have a right to say no”.
But after being accused of undermining the multi-billion dollar coal seam gas industry, Mr Abbott said he was referring to the farmers of only the most productive land. Read More
The Australian
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