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April 2nd, 2013 
THREE quarters of NSW voters oppose coal seam gas (CSG) exploration on agricultural land, a new poll shows.
Nearly one in six people – 17 per cent – support allowing the process, according to the Fairfax Media/Nielsen poll.
The survey reveals 75 per cent of coalition voters oppose the practice, close to the 73 per cent of Labor voters who are also against it.
The poll comes after the NSW government was criticised for not yet signing a protocol to refer big coal and coal seam gas projects to a national expert panel for advice on their environmental impact.
A report by the Council of Australian Governments Reform Council, released on Tuesday, said NSW was the only participating state not to reach agreement with the commonwealth on how to decide where projects were referred for advice.
Mining company Dart Energy also announced on Tuesday that it would slash 70 per cent of its workforce as it reins in costs in response to tighter government restrictions on coal seam gas projects.
Dart will suspend its field operations in NSW and instead focus on its overseas CSG projects, including those in Britain and China.
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