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Protesting Australian Farmer Ends 52-day Hunger Strike
He was protesting against state laws which stopped him clearing native vegetation on his land, and says he'll continue to fight his cause.
His supporters previously said he was prepared to die for his cause, but a spokesman for Mr Spencer, 61, said he would come down on medical advice this morning. Mr Spencer's doctor had become increasingly worried about his electrolyte levels and other developing medical issues.
''The doctor has strongly recommended that Spencer end his hunger strike. Following this recommendation and the call from Australians across the nation, Spencer has decided to come down from his platform. He will be hospitalised until the doctors are satisfied that his body is functioning normally again. He is still mentally strong and alert,'' the spokesman said.
Anyway he has exposed the plight of farmers' property rights, they say now.
His spokesman Alistair McRobert said, "On day 52 of his hunger strike, which was initiated to correspond with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at Copenhagen, Peter Spencer comes down from the suspended platform part way up a wind monitoring tower on his Shannon's Flat property "Saarahnlee" near Cooma, NSW."
Mr Spencer accuses the Federal Government of locking up his land to meet Kyoto emissions targets and not adequately compensating him for it.
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