Abbott/Turnbull government’s environmental record ‘more bad than good’ (ACF -...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) 'It is very disappointing to look back at this government's environmental record and see so many poor choices, short-sighted decisions and missed...
View ArticleCarmichael Coal Mine and Rail Infrastructure project approved (Department of...
(Source: Department of the Environment - Australian Government) Show all Hide all The Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Project is an open-cut and underground coal mine located approximately 300 kilometres...
View ArticleNew conservation parks boost Queensland’s resilience to climate change (ACF -...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) The Australian Conservation Foundation has welcomed the Palaszczuk Government's significant expansion of protected areas across Queensland and called...
View ArticleA year of reckless governing for Australia’s environment (ACF - Australian...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) As the Abbott Government's first anniversary approaches, the Australian Conservation Foundation has taken a look back over the big decisions the...
View ArticleIf banks are serious about their Principles, they cannot finance Galilee...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) ANZ, the Commonwealth Bank, NAB and Westpac are all signatories to the Equator Principles, which are supposed to guide banks' assessment and...
View ArticleProtect northern Australia’s natural strengths, don’t repeat mistakes of the...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) A previous Federal Government Northern Australian Land and Water Taskforce, which relied on extensive CSIRO research, found that "Contrary to popular...
View ArticleHabitat destruction a dire threat to Australia’s wildlife, scientists warn...
(Source: UNSW - The University of New South Wales) Hundreds of scientists have expressed alarm at Australia's increasing rate of destruction of native vegetation and called for governments to take...
View ArticleNational legal protection to stop national parks being turned into paddocks...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) At present potentially damaging projects proposed for national parks may be assessed by the federal government, but only if they might affect 'matters...
View ArticleQueensland’s tree-clearing “map of shame” (WWF-Australia)
(Source: WWF-Australia) Queensland's tree-clearing "map of shame" Posted on 17 September 2015 WWF-Australia today called on the Queensland Government to honour its election commitment to protect...
View ArticleLand Court decision leaves Palaszczuk government with crucial coal test (ACF...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) 'Just days after the historic Paris climate agreement was signed by 196 nations the Queensland Government faces a crucial test,' said Australian...
View ArticleQld govt gives OK to Carmichael coal mine; ACF Federal Court challenge still...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) 'If it goes ahead, the Carmichael coal mine would create billions of tonnes of pollution, making climate change worse and irreversibly damaging the...
View ArticleWWF to Productivity Commission: Bushland and forests must be protected...
(Source: WWF-Australia) Posted on 21 July 2016 WWF-Australia today said the nation's remaining bushland and forests must be better protected rather than destroyed by bulldozers as is happening at a...
View ArticleACF statement on Malcolm Fraser (ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation)
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) Mr Fraser was an early member of ACF's governing council in the mid-1960s. "Malcolm Fraser was a committed conservationist and played an important...
View ArticlePledge to review environment laws and fund environmental defenders welcome...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) Labor has pledged to explore options to set up a federal environmental oversight body and reverse the current government's attempts to transfer...
View ArticleMore info required: no go for mine expansion in Sydney water catchment (ACF -...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) The PAC today chose not to approve or reject the company's application, which would see an expansion of the Russell Vale mine in the catchment area...
View ArticleCarmichael coal mine conditions are not ‘strict’ (ACF - Australian...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) When he re-approved Adani's Carmichael coal mine last week Environment Minister Greg Hunt said the project had been approved 'subject to 36 of the...
View ArticleFlaws in plan to hand over assessment powers to states (ACF - Australian...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) on the draft assessment agreement shows NSW policy allows for companies to double count sites as biodiversity and carbon offsets, even though this...
View Article'We have to stop the bulldozers': swaths of koala habitat lost, say activists
Queensland’s relaxed land-clearing laws have allowed 84,000ha of habitat to be destroyed and must be rolled back, say WWF and Australian Koala Foundation...
View ArticleNational Landcare grants start to flow across South West region (Australian...
(Source: Australian Government) Minister for the Environment The Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Rick Wilson MP Federal Member for O'Connor Joint media release 20...
View ArticleA fine balance: saving Australia’s unique wildlife in a contested land (CSIRO...
(Source: CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) The Brigalow Belt in Queensland is a national hotspot for wildlife, especially for birds and reptiles. Many of these, such...
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