"The son of a farmer who shot and killed an environment officer involved in land-clearing prosecutions has been ordered to pay $405,000 by the New South Wales Land and Environment Court in Sydney today."

"The court heard the illegal clearing included Brigalow trees, an endangered species, in a landscape of the New England region that had already been over-cleared."

"The 2014 clearing has had, or is likely to have had, a highly significant effect on the population of koalas on the property and on surrounding properties."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-08/croppa-creek-land-clearing-fine-after-farmers-murder-conviction/103206070
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