Aussie Farmers Warn ‘Green Tape’ Hurting Their Livelihoods

Farmers feel sidelined by policies influenced by environmental and animal welfare activists.
Aussie Farmers Warn ‘Green Tape’ Hurting Their Livelihoods
Canberra, Australia, on Feb. 6, 2024. Rebecca Zhu/The Epoch Times
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Australia’s farmers are ramping up pressure this election season, calling for urgent fixes to environmental and energy policies they say are hurting their livelihoods.

Water buybacks, excessive regulation, rushed emissions targets, and poorly managed renewable projects are all issues of contention.

Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].