Nothing reveals the clear divide between inner city and regional Queensland than the long, tumultuous history of land clearing.
The Palaszczuk government’s now failed changes to native vegetation law is a perfect example of how out-of-control environmentalism can hold back Australia’s agriculture and, indeed, our economic development.
The laws, which failed a vote in the Queensland Parliament last night, proposed to reverse the Newman government’s policy that allowed farmers to clear high value agricultural land.
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