Compensate farmers for decades of climate action land clearing restrictions

Jamieson Murphy
October 12 2021 - 8:00am
CLIMATE: Farmers made a major contribution to meeting the Kyoto target, but in doing so were the victims of land clearing legislation that removed their property rights without compensation.
CLIMATE: Farmers made a major contribution to meeting the Kyoto target, but in doing so were the victims of land clearing legislation that removed their property rights without compensation.

Farmers who had land locked up after Australia signed an international treaty to reduce emissions more than two decades ago should be fairly compensated in any new climate action plan, the National Farmers' Federation says.

Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

News director

Newcastle Herald news director. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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