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
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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
Paradigm shift: Giving nature back the value it deserves
27 March 15
Our Great Barrier Reef, our national parks, our World Heritage sites are all written into the Australian identity. They are an integral part of who we are.
Australia and India face a graver test than cricket
26 March 15
Against the backdrop of Australia and India squaring up in the World Cup cricket, the two nations now face a test with much graver consequences, write Dave Sweeney and Jim Green
Don’t close the door on Indigenous opportunities on country
24 March 15
There has been much talk about the cold hard costs of maintaining remote Aboriginal communities but little air time given to the opportunities, employment options and services that these provide our wider nation, writes Wade Freeman