Article 52VTA Company part-owned by Angus Taylor illegally poisoned endangered grasslands, investigation finds

Company part-owned by Angus Taylor illegally poisoned endangered grasslands, investigation finds

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Lisa Cox and Anne Davies
from Environment | The Guardian on (#52VTA)

Environment department's three-year inquiry found Jam Land illegally used herbicide on critically endangered grasslands in 2016

Jam Land, the company part-owned by the energy minister Angus Taylor and his brother Richard, illegally poisoned critically endangered grasslands in the New South Wales Monaro region, the federal environment department has concluded.

The department has ordered the company to restore 103 hectares of native grassland but Jam Land has avoided a fine and criminal finding.

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