PROTESTERS fighting coal seam gas exploration in Queensland say the Australian Federal Police have been compiling intelligence files on them.
Australian Greens Senator Christine Milne accused federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson in parliament of lobbying for the AFP to spy on CSG protesters in Queensland and NSW.
Labor frontbencher Joe Ludwig told the Senate yesterday "no request had been received by the AFP from the office of the Honourable Martin Ferguson or any other minister's office''.
But he did not directly answer another question about whether Mr Ferguson had personally made the request.
Drew Hutton, who founded the protest group Lock The Gate, is convinced federal officers have been spying on "ordinary folk'' who were concerned about mining companies coming onto their land.
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