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Malcolm Turnbull PM

by Harry Palmer

Ignoring a decade of Hunter Valley farmers in their plight to halt coal mining and gas fracking of prime agricultural land, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull now is at the coal face himself.

His family farm lies under clouds of dust driven by prevailing winds 5 kilometres from Nathan Tinkler’s open cut venture at the underground Dartbrook coal mine, which is of great concern to the township of Aberdeen, next door to the mine.

Malcolm advocates the mining of prime food bowl agricultural lands, but those driving the opposition are wealthy horse stud breeders also backed by our ever arrogant Prime Minister.

We will be following this battle front with interest comparing the plight of neighbouring Liverpool Plains farmers under siege from coal mining operations protected by government legislation.  Many of those farmers have been prosecuted for trying to protect their properties.

Election now looms through a contrived fog of media polls, drowning out that distinct stench of political corruption and previously tolerated arrogance, now being challenged.

‘King Malcolm’ now sits upon a throne of thorns. Will he legislate or will he capitulate?

Death and disaster has befallen farmers as a result of government support of invasive coal and gas mining.

Independent internet outlets are now dwarfing establishment media, and have presented the Vaucluse farming PM with a political cross roads.

What do you think he will do?