Farm trespass laws paused by WA Attorney General after ABC 7.30 expose into horse racing industry

Western Australia's Attorney General says he went back to the drawing board on his long-awaited draft farm trespass legislation, following ABC 7.30's investigation into the horse racing industry.

WA is one of four states that heeded calls from the National Farmer's Federation (NFF) to bolster its trespass laws amid escalating tensions between activists and farmers in 2019.

In January the NFF president, Fiona Simson, correctly predicted that the publication of an interactive map detailing the location and contact details of Australian farms would lead to an increase in face-to-face conflict between the two groups.

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Article written by: Kit Mochan