NFF: Defence land-grab threat “axe hasn’t been removed”

Colin Bettles
Updated January 24 2017 - 1:43pm, first published 1:00pm
Farm stakeholders at their meeting yesterday in Rockhampton with Defence Minister Marise Payne to express concerns and opposition to compulsory farm-land acquisition.
Farm stakeholders at their meeting yesterday in Rockhampton with Defence Minister Marise Payne to express concerns and opposition to compulsory farm-land acquisition.

TEARS flowed during high level meetings between farmer leaders, agricultural stakeholders and senior Coalition government officials in Rockhampton yesterday, amid escalating fear and anxiety at fighting a forced farm-land acquisition.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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