NSW government axes dozens of environmental roles in ‘backward step’
by Peter Hannam from Environment | The Guardian on (#6FK21)
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The New South Wales government has quietly cut dozens of environmental roles, including Indigenous officers, and delayed a plan to reward farmers to protect nature - moves described by critics as hypocritical" and a significant backward step".
The cuts were revealed in a change management plan", obtained by Guardian Australia, and affect about 28 existing staff and 38 roles in total. They follow last month's budget, the first by the Minns Labor government since its election in March.
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