‘Grown men reduced to tears’: The laws pushing farmers to the brink
Australian farmers have seen plenty of heartache and hardship. But this time, it’s not a natural disaster or a foreign war that’s threatening to tip them over the edge.
Brett Hosking is a fifth-generation grain and livestock farmer, and has seen his fair share of heartache and hard times.
But this time, it’s not a natural disaster or a foreign war that’s threatening to tip farmers over the edge, but a decision by the Victorian government.
The state has passed compulsory acquisition laws that make it easier for energy companies to acquire farmers’ land and build transmission lines and renewable energy projects on it.
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Today, Victorian Farmers Federation president Brett Hosking on why the government’s push to roll out renewables and transition lines in rural Australia has left farmers feeling devastated and disrespected.
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