vividspecter@lemm.ee to Aussie Enviro · 4 days agoNSW farmer fined record $1m for wiping out critical koala habitat for private airstrip larger than Sydney airportwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down11
arrow-up196arrow-down1external-linkNSW farmer fined record $1m for wiping out critical koala habitat for private airstrip larger than Sydney airportwww.theguardian.comvividspecter@lemm.ee to Aussie Enviro · 4 days agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareMinarblelinkfedilinkarrow-up30·4 days agoPocket change. It’s just easier and cheaper to pay the fine if they happen to get one. Triple the land cleared should be repatriated by the commonwealth and the previous owner fined to the extent that complete rewilding requires.
minus-squareladicius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days ago“It’s a price, not a fine.” Yep. Like that guy who bought an old english building protected by conservation law and destroyed it to build a modern house. Had to rebuild the pub until the very last stone and was made to pay for that very costly effort.
Pocket change. It’s just easier and cheaper to pay the fine if they happen to get one.
Triple the land cleared should be repatriated by the commonwealth and the previous owner fined to the extent that complete rewilding requires.
“It’s a price, not a fine.”
Yep. Like that guy who bought an old english building protected by conservation law and destroyed it to build a modern house. Had to rebuild the pub until the very last stone and was made to pay for that very costly effort.