Exclusive: Landowners who campaigned against tightening land-clearing regulations are under investigation for what WWF calls ‘broadscale clearing’
Queensland farmers campaigning against stronger tree-clearing regulations – and who have said farmers are “the country’s greatest environmentalists” – have bulldozed thousands of hectares of native vegetation.
Under the previous LNP government, regulations were relaxed to allow farmers to clear large areas.
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Source: Guardian Environment