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senate vote 2011-09-13#2

Edited by system

on 2014-10-07 16:20:31

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  • The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-09-13.39.1 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 is rejected.
  • The motion was:
  • ''That the Senate calls on the Government to implement an immediate moratorium on any new [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalbed_methane coal seam gas] approvals until the long-term impacts of the industry on our [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater groundwater], agriculture, rural communities, threatened species, the climate and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef Great Barrier Reef] are known.''(Read more about [http://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/coal-seam-gas-by-the-numbers/ coal seam gas] here.)
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  • The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-09-13.39.1) 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 is rejected.
  • The motion was:
  • _That the Senate calls on the Government to implement an immediate moratorium on any new [coal seam gas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalbed_methane) approvals until the long-term impacts of the industry on our [groundwater](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater), agriculture, rural communities, threatened species, the climate and the [Great Barrier Reef](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef) are known._(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 2011-09-13#2

Edited by system

on 2014-10-07 16:16:41

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  • The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-09-13.39.1 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 is rejected.
  • The motion was:
  • ''That the Senate calls on the Government to implement an immediate moratorium on any new [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalbed_methane coal seam gas] approvals until the long-term impacts of the industry on our [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater groundwater], agriculture, rural communities, threatened species, the climate and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef Great Barrier Reef] are known.''[1]
  • ''That the Senate calls on the Government to implement an immediate moratorium on any new [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalbed_methane coal seam gas] approvals until the long-term impacts of the industry on our [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater groundwater], agriculture, rural communities, threatened species, the climate and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef Great Barrier Reef] are known.''(Read more about [http://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/coal-seam-gas-by-the-numbers/ coal seam gas] here.)
  • References
  • * [1] Read more about [http://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/coal-seam-gas-by-the-numbers/ coal seam gas] here.
senate vote 2011-09-13#2

Edited by mackay staff

on 2014-03-13 14:56:55

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  • Motions Coal Seam Gas
  • Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Moratorium on new coal seam gas approvals

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  • <p class="speaker">Larissa Waters</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the Senate calls on the Government to implement an immediate moratorium on any new coal seam gas approvals until the long-term impacts of the industry on our groundwater, agriculture, rural communities, threatened species, the climate and the Great Barrier Reef are known.</p>
  • The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-09-13.39.1 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 is rejected.
  • The motion was:
  • ''That the Senate calls on the Government to implement an immediate moratorium on any new [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalbed_methane coal seam gas] approvals until the long-term impacts of the industry on our [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater groundwater], agriculture, rural communities, threatened species, the climate and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef Great Barrier Reef] are known.''[1]
  • References
  • * [1] Read more about [http://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/coal-seam-gas-by-the-numbers/ coal seam gas] here.
  • <p>Question put.</p>
  • <p>The Senate divided. [15:50]</p>
  • <p>(The Deputy President&#8212;Senator Parry)</p>
  • <p>Question negatived.</p>