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'Preferred profit … over the environment': Farm owner fined for clearing 112 hectares of bushland

The owner of a farm in South Australia's south-east is convicted and fined for clearing 112 hectares of bushland, but the penalty is much less than the $2.2 million he would have had to pay for a permit for the work.

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ABC AustraliaApr 9, 2026, 2:09 AM

'Preferred profit … over the environment': Farm owner fined for clearing 112 hectares of bushland

The owner of a farm in South Australia's south-east is convicted and fined for clearing 112 hectares of bushland, but the penalty is much less than the $2.2 million he would have had to pay for a permit for the work.

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