#costofdoingbusiness — Public Fediverse posts

Farmer "preferred profit and commercial interest over the environment."

The owner of Treetops Estate Pty Ltd has been fined $84,000 for illegal land clearing — much less than the $2.2 million it would have cost him if he had obtained a permit for the work. The farmer was convicted over clearing 112 hectares of bushland.

"The clearing significantly reduced high-value remnant vegetation and the habitat of 18 species of native birds, including three of conservational significance: peregrine falcon, purple-gaped honeyeater and black-chinned honeyeater." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-09/farm-owner-convicted-over-land-clearing-fine-less-than-permit/106543362
#biodiversity #LandClearing #deforestation #farming #crime #CostOfDoingBusiness #extinction #birds #EPBCact

Farmer "preferred profit and commercial interest over the environment."

The owner of Treetops Estate Pty Ltd has been fined $84,000 for illegal land clearing — much less than the $2.2 million it would have cost him if he had obtained a permit for the work. The farmer was convicted over clearing 112 hectares of bushland.

"The clearing significantly reduced high-value remnant vegetation and the habitat of 18 species of native birds, including three of conservational significance: peregrine falcon, purple-gaped honeyeater and black-chinned honeyeater." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-09/farm-owner-convicted-over-land-clearing-fine-less-than-permit/106543362
#biodiversity #LandClearing #deforestation #farming #crime #CostOfDoingBusiness #extinction #birds #EPBCact

Farmer "preferred profit and commercial interest over the environment."

The owner of Treetops Estate Pty Ltd has been fined $84,000 for illegal land clearing — much less than the $2.2 million it would have cost him if he had obtained a permit for the work. The farmer was convicted over clearing 112 hectares of bushland.

"The clearing significantly reduced high-value remnant vegetation and the habitat of 18 species of native birds, including three of conservational significance: peregrine falcon, purple-gaped honeyeater and black-chinned honeyeater." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-09/farm-owner-convicted-over-land-clearing-fine-less-than-permit/106543362
#biodiversity #LandClearing #deforestation #farming #crime #CostOfDoingBusiness #extinction #birds #EPBCact

Farmer "preferred profit and commercial interest over the environment."

The owner of Treetops Estate Pty Ltd has been fined $84,000 for illegal land clearing — much less than the $2.2 million it would have cost him if he had obtained a permit for the work. The farmer was convicted over clearing 112 hectares of bushland.

"The clearing significantly reduced high-value remnant vegetation and the habitat of 18 species of native birds, including three of conservational significance: peregrine falcon, purple-gaped honeyeater and black-chinned honeyeater." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-09/farm-owner-convicted-over-land-clearing-fine-less-than-permit/106543362
#biodiversity #LandClearing #deforestation #farming #crime #CostOfDoingBusiness #extinction #birds #EPBCact

Farmer "preferred profit and commercial interest over the environment."

The owner of Treetops Estate Pty Ltd has been fined $84,000 for illegal land clearing — much less than the $2.2 million it would have cost him if he had obtained a permit for the work. The farmer was convicted over clearing 112 hectares of bushland.

"The clearing significantly reduced high-value remnant vegetation and the habitat of 18 species of native birds, including three of conservational significance: peregrine falcon, purple-gaped honeyeater and black-chinned honeyeater." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-09/farm-owner-convicted-over-land-clearing-fine-less-than-permit/106543362
#biodiversity #LandClearing #deforestation #farming #crime #CostOfDoingBusiness #extinction #birds #EPBCact

Plantation owners call for killing permits for native flying foxes

"Currently, farmers with a permit can kill up to eight grey-headed, 45 black and 50 little red flying foxes annually, and must report each death."

"[Flying foxes] are a native species … they are our only long-distance night pollinators. Flying foxes are losing a lot of their normal habitat, forcing them inland, and so they take risky actions to get food like going into yards and orchards."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-09-22/farmers-call-for-rethink-on-shooting-permits-for-flying-foxes/105788750
#Plantations #food #netting #ExclusionNetting #CostOfDoingBusiness #CODB #monoculture #biodiversity #bats #FlyingFoxes #pollinators #conservation #wildlife

Bulldozing the habitat of endangered species in NSW

"The Australian Conservation Foundation is alleging thousands of hectares of endangered species habitat has been illegally cleared in south-west New South Wales between 2021 and 2025."

"Experts say land clearing rates are unlikely to be reduced without education and effective enforcement..A lot more land is being cleared than grown back or restored which is unusual for a wealthy, developed country like ours."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-04/mallee-land-clearing-conservation-foundation-endangered-species/105098584
#biodiversity #EndangeredSpecies #NSW #LandClearing #farmers #landholders #crime #wildlife #birds #ClimateBreakdown #EPBCAct #regulation #enforcement #CostofDoingBusiness #extractivism

@DoomsdaysCW

So politely put.

" ... by which polluters can go to the president and request a ‘get out of jail free’ card".

Can anyone see Trump handing these out for free?

#Extortion #ThoseBucksStopHere #CostOfDoingBusiness #Corruption #QuidProQuo

@DoomsdaysCW

So politely put.

" ... by which polluters can go to the president and request a ‘get out of jail free’ card".

Can anyone see Trump handing these out for free?

#Extortion #ThoseBucksStopHere #CostOfDoingBusiness #Corruption #QuidProQuo

@DoomsdaysCW

So politely put.

" ... by which polluters can go to the president and request a ‘get out of jail free’ card".

Can anyone see Trump handing these out for free?

#Extortion #ThoseBucksStopHere #CostOfDoingBusiness #Corruption #QuidProQuo

@DoomsdaysCW

So politely put.

" ... by which polluters can go to the president and request a ‘get out of jail free’ card".

Can anyone see Trump handing these out for free?

#Extortion #ThoseBucksStopHere #CostOfDoingBusiness #Corruption #QuidProQuo

@DoomsdaysCW

So politely put.

" ... by which polluters can go to the president and request a ‘get out of jail free’ card".

Can anyone see Trump handing these out for free?

#Extortion #ThoseBucksStopHere #CostOfDoingBusiness #Corruption #QuidProQuo

@samuel @inevernu

The ONLY purpose of imposing fines is to ensure only the suitably rich will be allowed to do it. It is typically the really expensive sports cars who will drive like total idiots, because they can. They can also afford better lawyers.

#costofdoingbusiness #nothingpersonal #justprivilege