Senate Demands Commonwealth action on Queensland Land Clearing

[Oquist, Ben (Sen B. Brown)]

Tuesday, 30 November 1999
Senate Demands Commonwealth action on Queensland Land Clearing

Greens Senator Bob Brown was today successful in having the following motion
passed by the Senate:

(a) notes the alarming rate of clearing of native vegetation in Queensland,
where every day without controls sees another 1 000 hectares destroyed, with
disastrous impacts on biodiversity, increased risk of salinity and other
land degradation, and adding to Australia's greenhouse gas emissions;

(b) acknowledges the Queensland Government's intention to implement controls
on clearing native vegetation and calls for this to happen as a matter of
urgency; and

(c) calls on the Commonwealth Government to give Queensland appropriate
financial assistance so that the clearing controls can be implemented
effectively and quickly.

Further information: Ben Oquist 02 62773170 or 0419704095



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Ben Oquist
Greens Senator Bob Brown
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