Environment
Prime Minister has no plan for cornerstone policy – Cancels COAG
Tue 15 October 2019The Prime Minister used his recycling and plastics agenda as the cornerstone of his so called practical environmentalism, and to justify his comprehensive failure to lower emissions at the United Nations recently. After hanging the Government’s international and domestic credibility on his recycling agenda, the Prime Minister needs to come clean on his cancellation of […]
Read more...UN IPCC SPECIAL OCEANS REPORT
Thu 26 September 2019MEDIA RELEASE: UN IPCC Special Oceans Report There is no beating around the bush, the IPCC’s findings are confronting and dangerous for Australia’s future, especially our treasured coastline. Just a few of the projected findings include: Extreme sea level events that used to occur once a century will strike every year on many coasts by […]
Read more...Morrison Government remains key threat to Fremantle’s Threatened Species
Sat 7 September 2019A landmark UN report released in May revealed that 1 million species across the globe are at risk of extinction, and Scott Morrison’s solution for Australia was to refer to the passing of a fantasy piece of legislation that didn’t exist. Australia is considered to have one of the worst extinction rates in the world. […]
Read more...Coalition bulldozes environmental safeguards
Fri 5 July 2019Recent reports confirm the Morrison Government rejected department advice to rush through the approval of the Yeelirrie uranium mine proposal just days before the federal election. In one of her last gaffes as Minister for the Environment, Melissa Price rushed through the approval of the Yeelirrie uranium mine, despite departmental advice clearly indicating that this could lead […]
Read more...World Oceans Day
Sat 8 June 2019World Oceans Day is an opportunity to reflect on the vital importance of protecting our planet’s marine lifeblood. But reflection is not enough. The Morrison Government must act now to prevent further damage to our ocean ecosystems. This means accepting and acting on the science of climate change and addressing the warming of our oceans. […]
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