Palaszczuk government acts to protect Queensland’s national parks

11 May 16

The Australian Conservation Foundation has welcomed the Palaszczuk government’s restoration of Queensland’s Nature Conservation Act, which will protect national parks from inappropriate uses, including grazing.

Transition from dirty to clean energy a priority election issue

11 May 16

What a waste: nuclear Royal Commission dumps on South Australia

09 May 16

A plan to store high level international nuclear waste in South Australia is dangerous and divisive and could turn remote SA into a permanent radioactive waste zone, the Australian Conservation Foundation said today.

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Love a sun-powered country? Get a yard sign

09 May 16

Cape York Ghost Bat joins threatened list as government considers new mine

06 May 16

Yesterday's listing of the Ghost Bat (Macroderma gigas) as vulnerable to extinction comes as the Queensland Government considers a proposal to mine rare habitat on Cape York Peninsula that would further threaten this species, the Australian Conservation Foundation warned today.

'Harmless'? The dangerous language around nuclear waste

06 May 16

Terms like ‘harmless’ waste are misleading and downplay the seriousness of the problem with nuclear waste, writes Dave Sweeney.

This budget was a travesty for the environment

05 May 16

Our court case to protect the reef

05 May 16