CANBERRA Nov 30 (Reuters) - A
parliamentary inquiry into Australia's booming coal-seam gas industry has called
for a ban on gas production on prime agricultural land and urged the government
to give more power to farmers to stop gas workers from entering their
property.
It also wants gas firms to finance a fund to pay for long-term problems
caused by sealed gas wells, and ensure tougher rules to protect water supplies,
and ban new projects until scientific studies are completed on the impact on
farming.
The proposals have broad support across all political parties, adding
pressure on the national government to intervene in growing disputes between
farmers and gas explorers in the states of Queensland and New South Wales.
Reuters Africa
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