Lazarus pushed for the inquiry following the suicide of Queensland farmer George Bender last year following protracted land access disagreements with Linc Energy and CSG operators such as Origin
THE interim report for the Senate's Bender Inquiry has been predictably split along party lines, with chairman Senator Glenn Lazarus and the Greens finding serious issues with unconventional gas extraction and Labor and Liberal senators concluding the practise can be safely managed.
Lazarus pushed for the inquiry following the suicide of Queensland farmer George Bender last year following protracted land access disagreements with Linc Energy and CSG operators such as Origin