Govt must reject $600 million Chinese coal exploration bid
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Greens MP and mining spokesperson Lee Rhiannon has called on the NSW Government to reject the $600 million bid from the Chinese government owned coal giant, China Shenhua Energy Company, to conduct coal exploration in NSW’s agricultural belt in the Gunnedah Basin and Liverpool Plains.
“First Premier Iemma tried to flog China Shenhua the state’s electricity network, now it is offering the company the chance to dig up the most fertile and productive farming region in NSW,” Ms Rhiannon said.
“The Government is selling out the future of the Gunnedah Basin and the Liverpool Plains to fix its own financial mismanagement. (more…)