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OCTOBER 2011

Energy analyst turns up heat on new gas projects
Sydney Morning Herald, Pulbished 28/10/2011
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SEPTEMBER 2011

Methane adds fuel to a heated debate
Sydney Morning Herald, Published 24/09/2011
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Academics warn of looming seam-gas 'mess'
The Australian, Published 17/09/2011
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AUGUST 2011

What lies beneath
Sydney Morning Herald, Good Weekend Magazine, Published: 13/08/2011
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More research needed on coal seam gas exploration
USQ, Released: 05/08/2011
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Experts at odds on CSG impact on water
The Australian, Published: 04/08/2011
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CSG admits water damage inevitable
The Land Online, Published: 03/08/2011
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JULY 2011 

The cold hard fracks
The Sydney Morning Herald, Published: 31/07/2011
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Alliance hosts very first AGM in Dalby
Dalby Herald, Published: 29/07/2011
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Coal seam gas inquiry
Dalby Herald, Published: 22/07/2011
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DECEMBER 2010
Water Commission urges caution on coal seam gas
Media release and position statement from National Water Commission, Published: 03/12/2010
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NOVEMBER 2010
Great Artesian Basin to take a Millenia to recover from CSG
…documents provided to Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Water Tony Burke (from inside his own Department) said it could take more than a millennia for the Great Artesian Basin to recover from the damage caused by the extraction of water associated with the coal seam gas. Published online: Six Degrees on 28/11/2010
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The Hon Bruce Scott MP - concern about long-term impacts of CSG
Speech delivered to parliament 24/11/2010
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Gas loses flame as safe way to invest
The Courier Mail, Published: 12/11/2010, Reporter: John McCarthy
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GAB waits for protection - Ian Hayllor
Letters to the Editor - Issue of the week, Queensland Country Life, Published: 11/11/2010
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Landholders fight for greater protections in water bill
Queensland Country Life Farmonline, Published: 11/11/2010, Reporter: James Nason
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OCTOBER 2010
Worry spills from wells of prosperity
Courier Mail, Published: 22/10/2010, Reporter: Andrew MacDonald
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Farmers fear gas plants will blight land
The Australian, Published: 21/10/2010, Reporter: Rosanne Barrett
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Forum considers pros and cons of mining, farming
Dalby Herald, Published: 12/10/2010
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SEPTEMBER 2010
Letters to the Editor
Queensland Country Life, Published: 23/09/2010
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Minister on info hunt - Tony Burke soaks it up "like a sponge"
Northern Downs News, Published: 23/09/2010
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BSA coffers get vital boost - $25,000 donation boosts campaign
Dalby Herald, Published: 17/09/2010
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BSA throws weight into opposing salt landfill
Rural Weekly, Published: 17/09/2010
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Can two major industries co-exist?
Northern Downs News, Published: 16/09/2010
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CSG water should help existing users
Northern Downs News, Published: 16/09/2010
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Letters to the Editor
Queensland Country Life, Published: 16/09/2010
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Hopper's CSG moratorium call applauded
Queensland Country Life, Published: 16/09/2010
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Surat Basin: What does the future hold?
Queensland Country Life, Published: 16/09/2010
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MP doing his job & Explosive gas issue
Courier Mail - Talking Point, Letters to the Editor, Published: 14/09/2010
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CSG juggernaut to put $10b in pipeline
Courier Mail, Published: 13/09/2010, Reporter: James McCullough
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Price to pay for gas boom
Courier Mail, Published: 13/09/2010, Reporter: John McCarthy
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MP rebuked for gas claim
Courier Mail, Published: 11/09/2010, Reporter: John McCarthy
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BSA backs comments on salt waste concerns
Dalby Herald, Letters to the Editor, Published: 10/09/2010
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Hopper demands mining moratorium
Queensland Country Life, Published: 09/09/2010, Reporter: Mark Phelps
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Western Downs not a dumping ground for CSG operators
Advance Western Downs website, Published: 06/09/2010
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CSG to put a strain on GAB: study
Dalby Herald, Published: 03/09/2010, Reporter: Jacinta Cummins
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From the journo's desk
Dalby Herald, Published: 03/09/2010, Reporter: Jacinta Cummins
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AUGUST 2010
No safety here
Dalby Herald, Letter to the Editor, Published: 27/08/2010
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Coal Seam Gas: the fire in our food bowl “Power Struggle”
Courier Mail - QWeekend Magazine, Published: 21/08/2010, Reporter: Leisa Scott
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JULY 2010
An oversight not to have had better oversight
Courier Mail - Viewpoint, Published: 21/07/2010
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Coal mining's black record over health issues allowed to go unchecked
Courier Mail, Published: 21/07/2010, Reporter: David Shearman
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Queensland coal seam gas, liquefied natural gas ventures under a cloud
Courier Mail, Published: 19/07/2010, John McCarthy Comment
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LNG indecision creates Labor pressure
The Australian, Published: 15/07/2010, Reporter: Andrew Fraser & Sarah Elks
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Basin Sustainability Alliance welcomes gas slow-down
Report, 14/07/2010
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Scott says LNP position on mining totally clear
Dalby Herald, Published: 09/07/2010, Reporter: Jacinta Cummins
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Bob Brown adds weight to farmers' cause
Northern Downs News, Published: 08/07/2010
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Greens Leader sees coal seam gas concerns firsthand
Report, 06/07/2010
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BSA Chair Ian Hayllor addresses Qld Farmers Federation Policy Forum
Presentation notes
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JUNE 2010
Groundswell of support for the protection of GAB
Dalby Herald, Published: 22/06/2010
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Groundswell of support for groundwater protection >>
Seminar report, 20/06/2010
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Will Coal Seam Gas Extraction Ruin the Great Artesian Basin?
Ian Hayllor interviewed ABC Southern Qld Breakfast with David Illffe, Broadcast: 17/06/2010
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Stir over tapping the basin
Courier Mail, Published: 05/06/2010, Reporter: Brian Williams
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MAY 2010
Pipe dreams
Landline, Broadcast: 02/05/2010
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Green concerns over surat basin gas mining project
The Courier Mail, Published: 25/03/2010
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Doubts line roads to riches
Courier Mail, Published: 29/05/2010, Reporter: Brian Williams
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Landholders outline wide-ranging concerns over CSG
Queensland Country Life, Published: 28/05/2010, Reporter: James Nason
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Unlikely allies in fight over mining exploration
ABC Stateline, Broadcast: 21/05/2010, Reporter: Kathy McLeish
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Rally urges machinery and human blockades to stop CGS explorers
ABC Rural Report, Broadcast: 20/05/2010, Reporter: Arlie Douglas
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CSG Documentary Trailer
You Tube, Broadcast: 20/05/2010, Reporter: Artesian Basin
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Concerned landholders and environmentalists rally at 'Waverly', Cecil Plains
Video, Queensland Country Life & ABC Rural Reports, 20/05/2010
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Undermined
60 Minutes, Nine Network, Broadcast: 16/05/2010, Reporter: Liz Hayes
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Farming vs Mining
Triple J, Broadcast: 14/05/2010, Reporter: Kaitlyn Sawrey
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Risk Management
ABC Landline, Broadcast: 9/05/2010, Reporter: Pip Courtney
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Pipe Dreams
ABC Landline, Broadcast: 2/05/2010, Reporter: Pip Courtney
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APRIL 2010
Water Worries
ABC Radio, Ian Hayllor interview on 'Statewide Evenings with Steve Austin', Broadcast: 22/04/2010
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2009
Coal Seam Gas
ABC Catalyst, Broadcast: 22/10/2009, Reporter: Mark Horstman
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