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.

An endangered cockatoo on the wrong side of the law

16 June 16

ACF welcomes Cape York land tenure boost

15 June 16

$29.6 million increased funding commitment to continue to resolve Cape York’s land tenure

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Printable scorecard

15 June 16

Pledge to review environment laws and fund environmental defenders welcome

14 June 16

The Australian Conservation Foundation has welcomed Labor’s promise to strengthen national environmental laws and re-fund Environmental Defenders Offices.

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Ground truths: taking responsibility for Australia's mining legacies

14 June 16

A report by the Mineral Policy Institute that highlights systemic and structural failures in the regulation of mine closure and rehabilitation in Australia.

Mine rehabilitation overhaul needed to avoid a massive toxic legacy

14 June 16

A new report highlights systemic and structural failures in the regulation of mine closure and rehabilitation in Australia and recommends the federal government set up a national inquiry to avoid the fading mining boom leaving behind a massive toxic legacy.

Are Australians really prepared to let the Great Barrier Reef die?

14 June 16