At the Federal Cabinet meeting in Canberra a decision was made to use the trigger under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act to assess CSG projects.
North coast MPs Janellle Saffin (Lismore) and Justine Elliot (Richmond) have already been briefed on the changes by Environment Minister Tony Burke.
The Lock the Gate Alliance, which has campaigned for federal intervention ahead of the September election, has welcomed the latest move.
Alliance president Drew Hutton applauded the proposed federal intervention as ‘a very good first step’ but said the government could do more.
Greens leader Christine Milne said ‘the old parties need to wake up to the fact that the protection of agricultural land and water is critical in an age of food security’.
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