CONTAMINATED CSG WATER PROVES NEED FOR MORATORIUM

The more and more that comes out about CSG and the stuff ups and cover ups facilitated by this government beggar belief.

Here is the press release put out by our State Party Leader Aiden McLindon-

Contaminated water proves need for CSG moratorium State Leader of Katter’s Australian Party, Aidan McLindon, said today that revelations the Queensland Government gave approval for a CSG company to discharge toxic water into a natural waterway proved the urgent need for a moratorium on new coal seam gas approvals.
Origin Energy was granted permission to dump 17 chemicals into the Condamine River at levels toxic to animals and plants in June last year.
"It is not good enough that this approval was granted nearly 18 months ago and that it is only because of a media exposé that there will be an investigation. Queenslanders have lost confidence in the ability of the Queensland Government to regulate this industry," said Mr McLindon.
"I have been calling for a CSG moratorium for over a year and it continues to fall on the deaf ears of the ALP and LNP. These two parties only have wide eyes for the royalty revenues which they are falling over themselves to use for pork barrelling election promises."
"The future of Queensland is too important to continue with this madness. Katter’s Australian Party will impose a moratorium and halt all new approvals. This industry continues to lay waste to our Great Artesian Basin and destroying our agricultural industry which is unacceptable."