(Source: University of Western Sydney) The following opinion piece, by Dr Neil Perry, was first published in The Conversation (opens in new window) website. While everyone's eyes were turned to the Federal budget last Tuesday, the NSW government released a very controversial piece of draft legislation that will remove restrictions on land clearance and, despite their claims, threaten biodiversity. The new reforms (opens in new window) implement the recommendations made in the NSW (opens in new window) but the economic assumptions underlying both documents are not accurate or acceptable. The reforms aim to 'conserve biodiversity' and 'facilitate ecologically sustainable development'. However,...
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