You could hardly imagine a worse report on the state of Australia’s environment, and the law’s capacity to protect it, than that released on Thursday.
Articles on environment laws
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The Brandy Hill Quarry expansion was approved under the weak environment laws of NSW. Now, the federal government must decide if it will proceed. The fate of many koalas is in Sussan Ley’s hands.
The proposed changes to be introduced to Parliament in August may ultimately damage the natural places they’re designed to protect.
As a former environment official, I’ve been involved with the EPBC Act for more than 20 years. But I was still shocked by the scathing report card.
New research reveals how governments ignored decades’ worth of scientific advice on how the Adani mine threatened to damage precious water supplies.
Politicians and the media often stoke tensions between the city and the country. Nowhere is this more common than on the issue of land clearing – and the consequences can be tragic.
Environment Minister Sussan Ley has announced a review of Australia’s nature laws. The poor state of our biodiversity shows we must do a better job of protecting the places we love.
A staggering 7.7 million hectares of critical habitat has been destroyed since environment laws were enacted - and 93% was not referred to the federal government for assessment.
The ‘thin green line’ of resistance against any new infrastructure for shipping oil, gas and coal abroad has won many battles.
Much of the devastation of our globe’s natural resources traces its origins to early colonialism. These relationships continue to define the extraction of resources that severely impact ecosystems.
For more than 30 years, Environmental Defenders Offices around the country have worked to help people take legal action on environmental issues. They’ve notched some big wins along the way.
Australia’s federal environment laws are inadequate to halt Australia’s alarming rates of land clearing and species loss. A more robust set of laws are urgently needed.
Top contributors
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Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Future Making Fellow, Environment Institute, Adelaide University
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Lecturer in Conservation, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Professor of Law, Deakin University
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Senior Research Fellow, Environmental Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor - Northern Water Futures, Charles Darwin University
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Distinguished Professor, James Cook University
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Professor of Hydrogeology, Flinders University
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Senior Research Fellow, University of New England
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Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Griffith University
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Postdoctoral Researcher and Honorary Lecturer | School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle