If 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 ArticleLand clearing will devastate Queensland: scientists
Land clearing for agriculture willcome at the cost of high-conservation regrowth, a group of Queensland academics warns. Photo: Andrew Quilty Queensland scientists are warning of devastating habitat...
View ArticleFederal oversight vital to protect water resources (ACF - Australian...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) "Coal and coal seam gas mining are causing massive damage to aquifers that support unique wildlife and productive farmland right across the country,"...
View ArticleBenefits of environmental watering at risk from buyback cap (ACF - Australian...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) The Federal Government today announced it will legislate to cap buybacks at 1,500 gigalitres. "The federal government's inclination to recover water...
View ArticleAudit finds serious problems with administration of national environment law...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) The Auditor-General's report, released this week, found the Department: Does not have an effective capability to collect, store and analyse...
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 ArticleQueensland bushland threatened under proposed law changes, WWF warns
BUSHLAND will be bulldozed, animals killed and whole species threatened under changes to state law that will allow more vegetation clearing, says a report to be released today. The report prepared by...
View ArticleAction to combat uranium threat to WA national park (ACF - Australian...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) Conservation Council WA anti-nuclear Campaigner Mia Pepper said, "The mining proposal from Cameco directly threatens the unique environmental values...
View ArticleFederal Government goes to extreme lengths to remove protection for...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) This legislation could see the Federal Government remove its sole responsibility for final approvals of large CSG and large coal mining developments...
View ArticleBarrier Reef at grave risk from new deal (ACF - Australian Conservation...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Premier Campbell Newman today signed a memorandum of understanding and released a press statement saying state...
View ArticleFederal authority is failing to protect the Reef (ACF - Australian...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) "The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's decision to approve the dredging and dumping of 3 million tonnes of sludge into the waters of the...
View ArticlePM and Premiers seek to remove environmental safeguards (ACF - Australian...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) "The laws that protect Australia's World Heritage areas, precious water resources, internationally significant wetlands and threatened species are not...
View ArticleNo time to remove environmental accountability (ACF - Australian Conservation...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) The current EPBC Act states the Minister must heed expert conservation advice or his decision may be invalid. Under the amendment he must still seek...
View ArticleVictorian governments letting down Leadbeater’s possum (ACF - Australian...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) is a nationally and globally listed endangered species and one of Victoria's faunal emblems. A new...
View ArticleStudy refutes claims of no broadscale tree-clearing rollback (WWF - World...
(Source: WWF - World Wildlife Fund) Study refutes claims of no broadscale tree-clearing rollback [news_posted_on] 10 May 2013| Queensland Premier urged to step in Queensland is on the verge of putting...
View ArticleGreens put faith in coalition deal to hold line on woodland protection
Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury. Photo: Jeffrey Chan Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury says his agreement with the ACT Labor Party to form government will prevent proposed changes to planning laws from...
View ArticleDon’t weaken scrutiny of uranium industry (ACF - Australian Conservation...
(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) In on proposed bilateral arrangements between the Federal and Queensland governments, ACF expressed particular concern about plans by Queensland to...
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 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 ArticleIndian coal giant Adani flouts Australian environment laws, risks endangered...
(Source: Greenpeace Australia Pacific) Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt should use his powers to immediately order an investigation into the potential impacts of exploration activities by Indian...
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