Thanks to community pressure, the Qld Government is pulling back from the worst of its plans to give mining companies a legal right to the unlimited take of associated groundwater.
There is no reason why mining giants should get a special deal on water.
But despite winding back some of the worst aspects of its plan, the Qld Government hasn’t gone far enough.
Final changes are needed to make this a better outcome for landholders and the environment.
Thanks to community pressure, the Qld Government is pulling back from the worst of its plans to give mining companies a legal right to the unlimited take of associated groundwater.
There is no reason why mining giants should get a special deal on water.
But despite winding back some of the worst aspects of its plan, the Qld Government hasn’t gone far enough.
Final changes are needed to make this a better outcome for landholders and the environment.