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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

Victorian inquiry to recommend state ban on duck hunting amid union backlash

Georgie Purcell MP speaks to media wearing a high vis vest and red cap that has 'duck rescue' on it
MP Georgie Purcell is part of a parliamentary committee investigating recreational native bird hunting that is about to recommend a complete ban on duck hunting in Victoria. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

A Victorian parliamentary inquiry will recommend a complete ban on duck hunting, a move that could divide Labor MPs and a powerful alliance of trade unions who have threatened to walk off the job if the government ends the practice.

Guardian Australia understands the select committee on Victoria’s recreational native bird hunting arrangements will on Thursday recommend a ban on duck and quail hunting on both private and public land from 2024.

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