THE Labor party is set to meet in Brisbane later this week for its annual conference, with concerns raised about the some of the items being pushed on the agenda.
A motion called Climate, Clearing and Cows is the main area of concern the agricultural industry has raised – it is being put forward by the Labor Environmental Action Network or LEAN. It calls for an end to land clearing for cattle, a shift to 100 percent plantation timber in its place and halving of methane emissions before 2030.
LEAN is reported to be one of the largest groups within the party.
National Farmers’…
