MINING companies in Queensland and New South Wales effectively have been able to buy approval for coal seam gas projects, independent MP Tony Windsor says.
Mr Windsor told Federal Parliament on Monday night, while debating a bill to establish a scientific committee to assess future CSG and coal mining developments, the impact of these activities on groundwater systems was "potentially one of the most significant issues to face regional Australia".
He said the committee would be tasked with assessing these impacts.
The Member for New England said there had been failures in process and planning in both Queensland and NSW.
Acknowledging these failures, he said, was important to the committee's independence.
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