A typical coal-seam gas well has a lifespan of one generation (5-15 years) years but it leaves behind degraded soil and a contaminated water table which may not recover in 20 generations.
Every Australian needs to ask “Is the risk of mining of coal-seam gas and oil really worth the cost of damaging the soil and contaminating the water table?”
Politicians are making short term decisions at the expense of the long term future of Australia. Prioritising gas over water and oil before soil must stop.