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Andrew Barger

A future in farming? Coexisting with mining. Andrew Barger. Director - Industry Policy. ABARES Outlook Conference 2 March 2011. Coexistence, not conflict. Respect and engagement on the ground, rather than headline-grabbing stunts.

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Andrew Barger

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  1. A future in farming? Coexisting with mining Andrew Barger Director - Industry Policy ABARES Outlook Conference 2 March 2011

  2. Coexistence, not conflict • Respect and engagement on the ground, rather than headline-grabbing stunts. • Queensland systems allow coexisting land uses, simultaneously and sequentially. • Uses above the soil: • farming, cultural heritage, environmental, urban, infrastructure (power, telecommunication, water etc). • Uses below the soil (“mining”): • Open cut, underground, coal seam gas, underground gasification, geothermal, carbon capture and storage.

  3. Australia’s two great primary industries can continue to co-exist. • Industry’s view • Exploration is not mining. • Objective assessment on merits, not blanket bans. • Integrated land plans for current and future generations. • Plan to maximise economic, social, cultural and conservation values. Once were coal mines. Thriving sorghum at Peabody’s Wilkie Creek Mine, February 2011

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