NATIONALS leader David Littleproud says he believes Labor intends to use the European Union’s (EU) new land clearing laws as a stalking horse to impose new draconian laws on Australian farmers.
Mr Littleproud said agriculture minister Murray Watt had sold out Australian farmers at today’s Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin, by claiming that “Australian farmers must boost their environmental credentials and cut emissions”.
“It’s obvious now that Labor intends using land clearing laws in the EU to make changes by proxy here in Australia, by signing up to agreements…
