For the love of Queensland, this land clearing has got to stop | Lyndon Schneiders

My heart belongs to Queensland but it has been broken by the latest land clearing data. We stopped it once, we must again

Queensland is again back in the news for all the wrong reasons. Coal capital, One Nation on the rise and now once again a world beater at clearing the bush.

For 30 years, Queensland was my home. I left for love and to start a family but my heart stayed in the state. The beauty of the rainforests, the splendour of the reef, the vast forested wildness of Cape York and the expanses of the outback all left an indelible impact. I also miss the honesty, directness and the no nonsense approach of Queenslanders.

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