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Environment
Robyn Wuth

Qld govt launches land clearing probe

A Queensland government panel will investigate why so much land is being cleared. (AAP)

The Queensland government wants to find out why the state is clearing almost 10 times more land than NSW and Victoria combined, so it can reduce its impacts on biodiversity.

Almost 560,000 hectares of woody vegetation were lost to agriculture, forestry and infrastructure in Queensland in 2018-19, according to a government report.

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