Queensland’s state government announces $140 million boost to nature fund, opposition concerned about crime

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The state government has announced a hundred- and forty-million-dollar boost to the state's nature fund to encourage sustainable farming practices. But the state's leading agricultural body says it’s been left in the dark, claiming landholders haven't been prioritised.

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00:00A tree change on the unofficial campaign trail.

00:05Today we're supercharging Queensland's natural advantages.

00:09In a bid to encourage eco-friendly farming, the government announced it would boost the

00:13Queensland Nature Fund.

00:14We will fund into those projects through QIC to ensure that they are accelerated.

00:22Producers would be given money to continue sustainable farming.

00:25We can't afford the wars over land clearing.

00:29But Peakbody Ag Force, which represents cattle, cane, grain and livestock producers, says

00:35it wasn't part of the consultation process.

00:38The signal it sends to members ahead of the state election is one of not being considered

00:43rightly and equally.

00:45There are a number of things that are missing.

00:47Queensland Farmers Federation has been consulted, so there's a range of agricultural groups.

00:52The opposition announced it would expand its plan to build four new early intervention

00:56schools to help children from grade 7 who are at risk of committing crimes.

01:01A lot of those schools only operate from grade 10 or grade 11 through to grade 12.

01:07Four new schools would be alongside two previously announced schools for young people on court

01:11orders costing $40 million.

01:14This is gold standard.

01:15Earlier than ever before, more targeted than ever before, and it will stop the number of

01:20victims reaching levels that we've never seen before.

01:22The opposition also launched an ad featuring Kapalabar candidate Russell Field calling

01:27for tougher action on youth crime.

01:29My son, daughter-in-law and unborn grandchild were victims.

01:32The government rejects claims its youth crime messaging isn't being heard.

01:37We're being fair dinkum with Queenslanders.

01:39We're telling them what our programs are.

01:40We're telling them the reduction in crime that is happening as a result.

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