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senate vote 2013-02-28#2
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The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-02-28.31.1 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Larissa_Waters&mpc=Senate&house=senate Larissa Waters]. This means that the motion was rejected.The motion was:''That the Senate-''''(a) notes that:''''(i) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_seam_gas coal seam gas] is a high-risk industry that poses unacceptable risks to our rivers and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater groundwater], agricultural lands and natural environment, and our communities, and''(Read more about coal seam gas [http://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/coal-seam-gas-by-the-numbers/ here].)''(ii) since becoming Australia's Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Burke&mpc=Watson&house=representatives Mr Burke] has not rejected a single coal seam gas project, rather approved multiple enormous coal seam gas field developments across [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland Queensland], and most recently in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester,_New_South_Wales Gloucester] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales New South Wales] despite significant community concerns about the health and environmental impacts of this new industry; and''''(b) calls on the Federal Government to protect Australia's rivers and groundwater, agricultural lands and natural environment, our communities and the world's climate and stop this new high-risk industry.'' References- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-02-28.31.1) introduced by Greens Senator [Larissa Waters](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Larissa_Waters&mpc=Senate&house=senate). This means that the motion was rejected.
- The motion was:
- _That the Senate-_
- _(a) notes that:_
- _(i) [coal seam gas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_seam_gas) is a high-risk industry that poses unacceptable risks to our rivers and [groundwater](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater), agricultural lands and natural environment, and our communities, and_(Read more about coal seam gas [here](http://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/coal-seam-gas-by-the-numbers/).)
- _(ii) since becoming Australia's Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, [Mr Burke](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Burke&mpc=Watson&house=representatives) has not rejected a single coal seam gas project, rather approved multiple enormous coal seam gas field developments across [Queensland](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland), and most recently in [Gloucester](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester,_New_South_Wales) in [New South Wales](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales) despite significant community concerns about the health and environmental impacts of this new industry; and_
- _(b) calls on the Federal Government to protect Australia's rivers and groundwater, agricultural lands and natural environment, our communities and the world's climate and stop this new high-risk industry._
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senate vote 2013-02-28#2
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- The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-02-28.31.1 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Larissa_Waters&mpc=Senate&house=senate Larissa Waters]. This means that the motion was rejected.
- The motion was:
- ''That the Senate-''
- ''(a) notes that:''
''(i) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_seam_gas coal seam gas] is a high-risk industry that poses unacceptable risks to our rivers and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater groundwater], agricultural lands and natural environment, and our communities, and''[1]- ''(i) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_seam_gas coal seam gas] is a high-risk industry that poses unacceptable risks to our rivers and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater groundwater], agricultural lands and natural environment, and our communities, and''(Read more about coal seam gas [http://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/coal-seam-gas-by-the-numbers/ here].)
- ''(ii) since becoming Australia's Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Burke&mpc=Watson&house=representatives Mr Burke] has not rejected a single coal seam gas project, rather approved multiple enormous coal seam gas field developments across [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland Queensland], and most recently in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester,_New_South_Wales Gloucester] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales New South Wales] despite significant community concerns about the health and environmental impacts of this new industry; and''
- ''(b) calls on the Federal Government to protect Australia's rivers and groundwater, agricultural lands and natural environment, our communities and the world's climate and stop this new high-risk industry.''
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* [1] Read more about coal seam gas [http://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/coal-seam-gas-by-the-numbers/ here].
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senate vote 2013-02-28#2
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Motions — Coal Seam Gas- Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Protect rivers, groundwater, agriculatural lands and natural environment
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<p class="speaker">Larissa Waters</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the Senate—</p><p class="italic">(a) notes that:</p><p class="italic">(i) coal seam gas is a high-risk industry that poses unacceptable risks to our rivers and groundwater, agricultural lands and natural environment, and our communities, and</p><p class="italic">(ii) since becoming Australia's Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Mr Burke has not rejected a single coal seam gas project, rather approved multiple enormous coal seam gas field developments across Queensland, and most recently in Gloucester in New South Wales despite significant community concerns about the health and environmental impacts of this new industry; and</p><p class="italic">(b) calls on the Federal Government to protect Australia's rivers and groundwater, agricultural lands and natural environment, our communities and the world's climate and stop this new high-risk industry.</p> <p class="speaker">John Hogg</p><p>The question is that the motion moved by Senator Waters be agreed to.</p> - The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2013-02-28.31.1 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Larissa_Waters&mpc=Senate&house=senate Larissa Waters]. This means that the motion was rejected.
- The motion was:
- ''That the Senate-''
- ''(a) notes that:''
- ''(i) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_seam_gas coal seam gas] is a high-risk industry that poses unacceptable risks to our rivers and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater groundwater], agricultural lands and natural environment, and our communities, and''[1]
- ''(ii) since becoming Australia's Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Burke&mpc=Watson&house=representatives Mr Burke] has not rejected a single coal seam gas project, rather approved multiple enormous coal seam gas field developments across [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland Queensland], and most recently in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester,_New_South_Wales Gloucester] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales New South Wales] despite significant community concerns about the health and environmental impacts of this new industry; and''
- ''(b) calls on the Federal Government to protect Australia's rivers and groundwater, agricultural lands and natural environment, our communities and the world's climate and stop this new high-risk industry.''
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- * [1] Read more about coal seam gas [http://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/coal-seam-gas-by-the-numbers/ here].
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