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How a dispute over land clearing turned deadly

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What does a brutal murder tell us about our attitudes to land ownership, farming, and the natural environment? There are laws in Australian limiting the clearing of native vegetation. These laws have long been controversial, and many farmers fiercely oppose them. But none have ever gone as far as farmer Ian Turnbull, who shot and killed environmental compliance officer, Glen Turner.

Paul Barclay speaks with Kate Holden, who tells the story in her book, The Winter Road
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