Disgusting. Appalling. Outrageous.
My thoughts are with the community up there that now has to deal with his death.
The death of a well-respected Queensland farmer has sparked renewed calls for changes to coal seam gas mining laws and a royal commission into the industry.
George Bender, one of the first farmers to say no to CSG, took his own life on Wednesday night after a
10-year fight to keep Origin Energy off his 2000-acre farm in Hopeland, just south of Chinchilla.
The death prompted Queensland Senator Glenn Lazarus to call for a freeze on the controversial mining practice.
He told Macquarie Radio the industry was "bullying", "berating" and "threatening" farmers in the area daily.
"Not only does this community have to live with the scourge of CSG coal seam gas mining on a daily and nightly basis, now they have to deal with one of their most-respected and well-loved community members taking his life," he said. Brisbane Times
Killing farmers one by one
Coal industry and coal seam gas industry
Vale George Bender
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