AAP General News (Australia)
08-15-2011
Fed:Coalition rejects Green gas bill
An Australian Greens push to give farmers a greater say over coal seam gas exploration
and mining looks set to fail, with Opposition Leader TONY ABBOTT changing his tune on
a veto.
On Friday, Mr ABBOTT said farmers had a right to say no if they didn't want miners
to explore and extract coal seam gas on their land.
But today he's told reporters he won't be backing the Greens' bill, which would give
farmers the right to deny miners access to their land, and that land use decisions were
a matter for state governments.
Mr ABBOTT has made the comments while returning to Canberra today for the first session
of parliament after the winter break.
Green's leader BOB BROWN has admitted it would be an odd political alliance for the
Coalition to side with the Greens.
AAP RTV pjo/rl/sw
KEYWORD: CSG (CANBERRA)
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