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NSW Farmers president slams government activists over land clearing reports

Sep 14 2024 Updated September 14, 2024

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The NSW Farmers group said this week’s report on land clearing was misleading, arguing the data failed to account for conservation efforts, including land set aside for environmental purposes, which he said was roughly four times the area cleared.

NSW Farmers president Xavier Martin has strongly criticised activists within the NSW Government following media reports on land clearing, accusing them of distorting facts to demonise farmers.

Media reports on Friday claimed that NSW was "a global hotspot for deforestation", with government figures stating landowners cleared land equivalent to nearly twice the size of the Australian Capital Terri...