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Nationals at War Again with the Liberals Over Koalas

Nationals at War Again with the Liberals Over Koalas
In the final week of parliament Liberals threaten to cross the floor because the Nationals are attempting to remove protection of koala habitat and are reviving the so-called koala wars which almost tore apart the Liberal National Coalition two years ago.
Labor Candidate for Clarence Dr Leon Ankersmit said “The Nationals have introduced a bill that seeks to remove the role of local government and therefore local residents, to have a say about proposed clearing of private native forests. This will make it easier for landholders to carry out these works through a state government approval process only”.
“By removing the role of local government in the approval process, the Nationals are removing the opportunity for local residents who know where koala habitats are, to have local input in the approval process. It appears that the Nationals do not value local knowledge or the role of regions in decision making. This bill takes away the right for locals to influence what happens in their community and destroys any claim by the Nationals that they represent the regions.
“There must be a balanced approach that recognises the importance of the timber industry here in the Clarence Electorate, as well as protecting koala habitat on privately owned land.”
“The bill appears likely to be defeated and this suggests that the Nationals are either not serious about this matter or out of their depth because they can’t manage to draft a bill that is supported by their own side of politics let alone the community.” Said Dr Ankersmit
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