(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) Today's announcement that the Andrews government is extending the East Gippsland Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for one year - rather than rolling it over for another two decades - shows the unpopular agreements are flawed and should be replaced. The agreements between the Commonwealth and state governments exempt the logging industry from national environment laws. They have been disastrous for wildlife, with native animals, including Victoria's animal emblem the Fairy Leadbeater's Possum and the iconic Great Glider, headed for extinction. 'Rather...
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