Federal senators and environmental groups are calling for an urgent inquiry into land clearing in the Northern Territory, where hundreds of hectares of tropical savanna have been razed – in some cases without a permit.
In a letter sent to Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek on Wednesday, senator Sarah Hanson-Young said she was "deeply concerned" about alleged unauthorised clearing for cotton farming and even more concerned about the lack of response from the NT government in the absence of fines or sanctions.
