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Leave the land with dignity
24 May 2005
Governments should stop "throwing money" at farmers and find a dignified way to get some to leave their properties, Professor Peter Cullen, a member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists that’s advised Cabinet on water reform. Cullen said, "We should stop hoping for rain in these areas and realise that with climate change it is just going to get tougher.” He said up to 10 per cent of farming land was now unsustainable. "It is no point throwing money at people," he said. "We need to work out how to get them off the land with dignity."
The Age, 24/05/05
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