Farmers have vowed to be "unyielding" in their lobbying on controversial native vegetation laws, with the Baird cabinet expected to discuss a bill that green groups fear will gut the protection for endangered species on private land. Sensitivity on the issue has been heightened following last month's killing of Office of Environment Heritage official Glen Turner near Moree, allegedly by local landowner Ian Turnbull over a land-clearing dispute. Environment Minister Rob Stokes, a Liberal, has made several trips to the region and is...
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