Money trail and special access linked to mining approvals

29 July 16

Report reveals a web of political donations, special access and secret lobbying behind controversial mining projects. 

Global nuclear industry promoters influencing SA nuclear waste plan

27 July 16

Key adviser to SA Royal Commission is a nuclear ‘true believer’ who was behind a failed attempt to open a global radioactive waste dump in Australia in the 1990s.

Busting a few myths about renewable energy and electricity prices in South Australia

21 July 16

Renewable energy is being wrongly blamed for high energy prices in South Australia.

ACF welcomes new Environment Minister

18 July 16

The Australian Conservation Foundation has welcomed Josh Frydenberg as the new Minister for Environment and Energy.

Queensland government must protect rivers from intrusive instream mining

06 July 16

In-stream mining – using heavy machinery to dig up river beds and adjacent alluvial stream banks – must be outlawed in Queensland, the Australian Conservation Foundation said today.

Where the parties stand on climate, rivers, forests and wildlife

28 June 16

ACF releases final election scorecard.

Cities focus is welcome, but don’t raid clean energy coffers to fund it

20 June 16

The Prime Minister’s focus on making cities greener and more efficient is welcome, but funding for the initiative should be additional, not taken from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s purse, the Australian Conservation Foundation said today.

National legal protection to stop national parks being turned into paddocks or logging coupes

16 June 16

A ‘national park trigger’ in Australia’s environment law, as proposed today by Labor, would subject commercial proposals in national parks to stronger national oversight and would be a welcome improvement, the Australian Conservation Foundation said today.