I fully support and applaud Bruce Watson’s reply to Andrew Stoner in last week’s letters section. (Soapbox, NDL, Saturday, September 20).
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He has effectively taken the words out of my mouth with this undoubtedly applying to numerous people.
Mr Stoner, your statement of “support the regional communities” begs the question of how, when the regional communities are farming communities.
How do you support them, let alone look after the interest of these people, when you’re removing the land beneath their feet?
Mr Stoner, your statement of “and the many industries that sustain them” begs the question: isn’t farming an industry?
Mr Watson’s comment of mining industries having a short lifespan is spot on.
There are two outcomes to mining natural resources.
Either they become no longer profitable, making them as worthless as the land that’s been des- troyed, or they are mined out, leaving behind worthless land.
Mr Stoner, I suggest you ask any 10-year-old what happens when demand exceeds supply.
We have an increasing population and yet here you are allowing the destruction of prime farming land.
Any politician that is not looking 20-plus years ahead should not be in office.
Just to be clear Mr Stoner, what happens when our population is no longer able to be supported by our own agricultural industry?
Perhaps you may think that because the government has allowed the country to be sold to interests outside Australia that when the situation above occurs, they will feed the people.
James Roberts
Tamworth