Coalition asks miners and coal seam gas firms to respect farmers' 'moral rights'
by Lenore Taylor and Gabrielle Chan from on (#S7SY)
Turnbull government ministers say farmers' right to determine what happens on their land should not be trumped by laws that give companies access
The Coalition government is asking miners and coal seam gas companies to recognise that the "moral right" of farmers to determine what happens on their land overrides companies' legal right to explore or mine.
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