Down Under, Anglicans back wild rivers law overhaul

Posted by Kendall Harmon

The Anglican Church has entered the debate over Queensland's controversial wild rivers laws, calling for them to be overhauled.

The Archer, Stewart and Lockhart rivers were declared wild rivers in April last year, adding to the six already declared in Cape York and the Gulf of Carpentaria.

The declarations place limits on development along the rivers and their tributaries.

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