There's an article in the Daily Mercury about it, querying some aspects of the 
scheme, such as the suitability of the parks which have been chosen. There's 
also a reader poll, currently running 67% in favour of grazing in national 
parks, in case anyone would like to vote:
http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/environment-minister-cattle-grazing-would-wreck-na/1870584/
Peter Shute
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> Greg Roberts
> Sent: Friday, 17 May 2013 10:42 AM
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Some good news in Qld (at the moment!)
> 
> On the subject of the Liberal National Party Government's 
> attempts to open up national parks to grazing, we expect 
> nothing less of this lot.
> 
> However, the decision of the RSPCA to back the decision gives 
> it credibility it would not otherwise have.
> 
> Let's remember, these cattle will be slaughtered soon in any 
> event. I for one have told the RSPCA that while I have been a 
> long-time supporter of its good work, they have lost me 
> forever as a result of their ill-considered and short-sighted 
> move to support the latest step in Campbell Newman's campaign 
> to wreck Queensland's natural environment.
> 
> Greg Roberts  
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