Australians, unlike their politicians, care about the environment
05 June 15
On World Environment Day ACF's CEO Kelly O'Shanassy says politicians need to start acting in the interests of the people they represent
Climate must be a factor in assessing coal mine 'benefits'
01 June 15
Tony Abbott was in Townsville recently exhorting the region's business community to develop a plan for a coal fired power station, one that could be paid for through the $5 billion subsidised loan facility set aside in the recent Federal Budget, writes Matthew Rose
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Tony Abbott standing in the way of renewable energy jobs
20 May 15
THE closure of the Anglesea coal-fired power plant is a sign of the times we are living in, writes Victoria Mckenzie-McHarg
No yellow cake for India
18 May 15
The Federal parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Treaties moves to Melbourne this week taking evidence from groups concerned about security, safety and environmental impacts, writes Dave Sweeney
New infrastructure fund for northern Australia could become ‘Dirty Energy Finance Corp’
13 May 15
By ACF's Tristan Knowles
Changes to Aboriginal Heritage Act threaten Aboriginal sacred sites in WA
12 May 15
Ancient Indigenous rock art on the Burrup Peninsula in WA has been de-registered it as a sacred site, writes Wade Freeman
Undoing Newman’s legacy of destruction
01 May 15
Palaszczuk needs to move fast to undo Newman’s destructive legacy in north Queensland forests, writes the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Andrew Picone
Energy white paper further proof government has its head in the sand
13 April 15
The Federal government's Energy White Paper released by Industry Minister Ian MacFarlane, is a massive missed opportunity that will lock Australia into old, polluting technology at the very time we need to be incentivising renewables, writes Tristan Knowles