Australia produces some of the most delicious and nutritious food in the world but has to maintain its ability to feed itself and others. Prime agricultural land must be preserved for growing food and fibres.
14 December 2011 by MELANIE SIM Farmers and politicians are saying it loud and clear: "Compensation just isn't good enough for farmers affected by Coal seam gas activities." That was one issue of many raised at a meeting yesterday at Mullaley, west of Gunnedah. It was organised by the Marys Moun... ...more
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Prime News Tamworth reports on a forum on Coal Seam Gas mining held yesterday at Mullaley in north-west NSW. See story and interview with Senator Nash -au.prime7.yahoo.com/n2/video/-/watch/27569684/support-for-tighter-controls-on-csg/ ...more
7 December 2011 By LESLIE WHITE THE Federal Government has no idea whether foreign agricultural investors keep their promises on land use. And one of the biggest foreign buyers of Australian farmland says the Government should order that agricultural land continue to be farmed - and check to ens... ...more
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1 December 2011By JAMIE WALKER and BEN PACKHAMFARMERS and other property owners would reap 1 per cent of the value of coal-seam gas extracted from their land under a proposal by Nationals senators to appease rural anger at the industry.The "default agreement", to put a floor on the income paid by CS... ...more
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