LNP vegetation management plans a massive broken election commitment

The LNP Government’s new vegetation management legislation constitutes a massive broken election commitment by the Newman Government. Just days before the election on 28 February last year, Mr Newman sought to reassure environmental groups of his credentials, by claiming: “On vegetation management the LNP will be retaining the legislation.” Campbell Newman, 28th February 2012, Brisbane Times Yet this week the Natural Resource Minister Andrew Cripps delivered a speech at the Rural Press Club entitled Taking the Axe to Queensland’s Tree Clearing Law”. He gave his speech while public feedback on his planned new laws was still being considered by the parliamentary committee. This represents a huge betrayal by the LNP Government and is yet another broken election commitment by the Premier. The Newman Government is showing no interest in getting the balance right between protection of the environment and economic development when it comes to their proposed tree clearing laws.