CAROONA Coal Action Group lobbyist Tim Duddy says the government’s reforms to tighten the science and accountability around coal and coal seam gas (CSG) mining projects represent the biggest breakthrough "by a country mile" he’s seen in six years of debate.
"It’s a very significant announcement," he said of the government’s $200 million reform package to be extracted from the mining resource rent tax (MRRT), including establishment of an independent scientific expert committee (IESC) to oversee CSG assessments.
"When we first entered into this debate we asked that proper science be done before any of these exploration licences were given.
"Now - six years down the track - proper resources are going to be allocated to these studies.
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