MYEFO lands another punch on Australia’s reefs, forests and wildlife (ACF -...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) The mid-year economic and fiscal outlook (MYEFO) has confirmed what a low priority Australia's air, reefs, forests and wildlife are to the Turnbull...
View ArticleNewspaper ad campaign urges Minister Hunt to reject Adani coal mine (ACF -...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) A coalition of environment groups will run in two major newspapers this Friday. Following a legal challenge by Mackay Conservation Group, the Federal...
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 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 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 ArticleAn attempt to strip communities of right to defend nature (ACF - Australian...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) "This move by the government is nothing short of an attempt to strip communities of their right to a healthy environment," said ACF's CEO Kelly...
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 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 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 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 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 ArticleVictorian government has one year to reform logging industry (ACF -...
(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...
View ArticleRethinking National Parks: How To Make Everyone A Winner
A project where government and traditional owners work together to protect precious natural resources should be a model for future agreements, writes Andrew Picone. For the last 20 years, the...
View ArticleAustralia quietly adds 49 species to threatened and endangered lists
Brush-tailed bettong, three-toed snake-tooth skink, swift parrot and types of orchid and albatross listed...
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...
View ArticleQueensland land-clearing plans approved by LNP under investigation
Federal environment department ‘now looking’ at plans to clear 1,310 sq km of bushland, approved by former government but not referred to commonwealth...
View ArticleAnnex: LIFE programme: 2015 projects (European Commission -...
(Source: European Commission - Directorate-General for Environment) The European Commission has approved an investment package of €222.7 million from the EU budget to support Europe's transition to a...
View ArticleDeforestation surges in Queensland ahead of crackdown on land clearing
WWF reports landholders ‘panic clearing’ under the new Labor government in anticipation of protections being restored...
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