▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁in ▁Can ber ra , ▁which ▁had ▁en act ed ▁the ▁laws ▁in ▁question , ▁which ▁were ▁intended ▁to ▁combat ▁global ▁war ming . ▁ ▁However , ▁Sp encer ' s ▁family ▁later ▁stated : ▁ ▁" Native ▁veget ation ▁laws ▁en act ed ▁over ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁ago ▁by ▁State ▁Govern ments ▁( and ▁certainly ▁not ▁the ▁E TS ▁propos als ▁and ▁" Car bon ▁S inks " ▁which ▁are ▁a ▁far ▁more ▁recent ▁development ) ▁are ▁not ▁the ▁sole ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁Peter ' s ▁farm , ▁and ▁really ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁small ▁part ▁to ▁play . ▁For ▁M AN Y ▁reasons ▁the ▁farm ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁prof itable ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time . ▁Peter ▁spent ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ▁on ▁various ▁business ▁vent ures , ▁including ▁an ▁advis ory ▁role ▁to ▁the ▁P NG ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁look ▁after ▁the ▁farm ▁ade qu ately , ▁an ▁issue ▁that ▁was ▁clearly ▁a ▁product ▁of ▁his ▁then ▁circumst ance ." ▁http :// www . the a ustral ian . com . au / news / n ation / message - from - p eter - sp enc ers - family / story - e 6 fr g 6 n f - 1 2 2 5 8 1 7 4 6 4 0 2 0 ▁ ▁Sp encer ▁spent ▁ 5 2 ▁days ▁susp ended ▁on ▁a ▁platform ▁ 1 5 ▁meters ▁above ▁ground