Secret review into soaring NSW land clearing set to spark cabinet tensions
by Anne Davies from Environment | The Guardian on (#4Q8MK)
Exclusive: independent review will add to disagreements between Liberals and Nationals over environmental issues
A highly secret government-commissioned review into skyrocketing rates of clearing of native vegetation for farming in New South Wales has been completed and is likely to add to simmering tensions between the Liberals and Nationals within cabinet.
The review, which was triggered when land clearing exceeded 20,000 hectares in less than a year, has been undertaken by the NSW Natural Resources Commission, an independent body, and is soon to be considered by cabinet.
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