NFF shuns Labor’s Water Trigger extension

Colin Bettles
Updated October 25 2018 - 12:52pm, first published June 1 2016 - 6:00am
NFF shuns Labor’s Water Trigger extension
NFF shuns Labor’s Water Trigger extension

THE National Farmers Federation has rejected moves by the federal Opposition to extend the federal “Water Trigger” legislation to include environmental protections for shale and tight formation gas projects.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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