Regional Australia suffers under draconian native vegetation laws
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
The biodiversity of regional land and the productivity of regional Australia continue to be threatened by the NSW and Queensland governments’ native vegetation legislation, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development Mark Coulton has warned.
During a speech to Parliament House last night, Mr Coulton said that in the 12 years since the governments introduced legislation... Read more...
Time running out to have your say on property rights
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has urged farmers affected by the draconian native vegetation laws to lodge a submission to a Senate inquiry into the matter before it closes next week.
Mr Coulton said it was vital all landholders and organisations whose property rights have been eroded under the legislation submit their concerns to the Senate Finance and Public Administrati... Read more...