Comments on: How land clearing became a Howard bumper crop http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/04/how-land-clearing-became-a-howard-bumper-crop/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ted O'Brien http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/04/how-land-clearing-became-a-howard-bumper-crop/#comment-25245 Ted O'Brien Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-25245 Dear Bernard,<br /><br />You are barking up the wrong trees. You have been doing your research in the wrong bars. <br /><br />Have you any idea what purpose a farmer might have when he clears masses of trees? Have you any idea what benefit this might bring to you?<br /><br />The threat of this crazy legislation did distort management decisions, but in Queensland even 500,000 hectares does not represent a very big area. Go for a drive and check it out for yourself.<br /><br />The most striking thing about the Queensland countryside is the scarcity of development. The lack of freehold title for so long inhibited investment in proper management of the land. Without security of title only extractive management is applied.<br /><br />As for your "some kind of communist plot". What could that be? Could it perhaps be manifested in the abrogation of private property rights?<br /><br />Climate change? Have a look at this courtesy of the excellent NZ website www.climatedebatedaily.com<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/08/31/eaclimate131.xml Dear Bernard,

You are barking up the wrong trees. You have been doing your research in the wrong bars.

Have you any idea what purpose a farmer might have when he clears masses of trees? Have you any idea what benefit this might bring to you?

The threat of this crazy legislation did distort management decisions, but in Queensland even 500,000 hectares does not represent a very big area. Go for a drive and check it out for yourself.

The most striking thing about the Queensland countryside is the scarcity of development. The lack of freehold title for so long inhibited investment in proper management of the land. Without security of title only extractive management is applied.

As for your “some kind of communist plot”. What could that be? Could it perhaps be manifested in the abrogation of private property rights?

Climate change? Have a look at this courtesy of the excellent NZ website http://www.climatedebatedaily.com

http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/08/31/eaclimate131.xml

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