Polls show voters demand election action on global warming: volunteers take it to the streets to talk climate
16 May 16
Environment groups representing more than 1.5 million Australians will be campaigning together this election in an unprecedented coordinated effort, calling for all candidates and parties to have strong policies to address global warming and transition to clean energy.
Endangered species deserve a better deal this election
12 May 16
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.
