The shooting of NSW environment officer Glen Turner while simply doing his job is a tragedy, but with the point of extra protection for environment officers having been raised, it should also be raised that the easiest way to avoid tragedies like this is for the government to stop interfering with how private landholders manage their land.
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After all, government clearly does not know best in this regard when the restrictions on clearing land have made the spread of bushfires so much easier and lethal.
Samuel Gordon-Stewart
Reid, ACT
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