Helen Bender,whose father killed himself after long battle against coal seam gas, tells program’s panel: ‘I believe any one of you politicians have listened’Federal Nationals senator Fiona Nash has called for state laws enabling landholders to refuse access to gas companies, and saying they are the “simple acknowledge to an issue brought into focus by the recent suicide of a Queensland farmer. Nash told the ABC’s Q&A program that states should design the essential changes to empower farmers,and that gas projects affecting residents nearby should be put on hold pending further study of their health impacts. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com