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Matthew RimmerAlbanese says federal EPA will not be ‘same model’ as earlier one he promised but didn’t deliver <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/31/albanese-says-federal-epa-will-not-be-same-model-as-earlier-one-he-promised-but-didnt-deliver" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/31/albanese-says-federal-epa-will-not-be-same-model-as-earlier-one-he-promised-but-didnt-deliver</a> Detail not yet clear about new nature watchdog plan, which comes after previous attempt drew backlash from Western Australia <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#auslaw</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a>

NSW.BiodiversityThe system is failing Australian wildlifeClearing nearly 10,000 hectares of the endangered Gouldian finch habitat? "The West Australian government is under federal investigation over conservation zones in the Kimberley's Ord Valley.""The EPBC Act is 25 years old. A review into that act found it to be failing the environment." >> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-31/dpird-under-environmental-investigation/104872586" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-31/dpird-under-environmental-investigation/104872586</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/GouldianFinch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GouldianFinch</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/LansClearing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LansClearing</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#agriculture</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/expansion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#expansion</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/sandalwood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sandalwood</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/corn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corn</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/cotton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cotton</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/OrdValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OrdValley</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/epbc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#epbc</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/failure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#failure</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/MicroExtinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroExtinction</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#extinction</a>

Jo EvansThe latest Water Technical Advisory Group meeting minutes on the Santos website are terrifying. Santos is walking further away from its commitment to monitor groundwater in the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Pilliga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pilliga</a> and the experts seem to be allowing this to happen. How can cumulative impact on groundwater be assessed when monitoring is so weak? Randall Cox from OGIA is not concerned. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PilligaPipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PilligaPipeline</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CSG</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AUSpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AUSpol</a> <a href="https://narrabrigasproject.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/NGP-WTAG-Minutes-20241022_Final.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://narrabrigasproject.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/NGP-WTAG-Minutes-20241022_Final.pdf</a>

Morpheus Being<a href="https://aus.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#australia</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Santos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Santos</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Pilliga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pilliga</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Pipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pipeline</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NSWpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NSWpol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Auspol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/@jo_noCSG" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jo_noCSG</a> If you are looking at the Pilliga Pipeline to make comment to the EPBC referral here’s another map showing the fire severity, Santos claim that the majority of the project area was severely impacted:<a href="https://geo.seed.nsw.gov.au/vertigisstudio/web/?app=cabd04d595ec43c1aaf4298e80e83ec2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://geo.seed.nsw.gov.au/vertigisstudio/web/?app=cabd04d595ec43c1aaf4298e80e83ec2</a>

BellingenNSWConserving Australia’s biodiversity requires a national reckoning with this vast continent’s lands, seas and waters"Australia’s wildlife and ecosystems are iconic, integral to our national identity and loved the world over. But they’re often disregarded, destroyed and are suffering decline at alarming rates. More than 100 species extinct and 2000-plus threatened species and ecological communities: This is Australia’s unenviable conservation record since European colonisation, about 240 years ago.""A new federal government in 2022 brought promise of ending environmental neglect, commitments to being “nature positive”, and a stated goal of “no new extinctions”. Central to this was the reform of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)." "It might seem a strange thing for a wildlife ecologist to say, but genuine progress for conservation in Australia does not hinge on more science. We know the threats and risks – we’re currently monitoring species to extinction." >> <a href="https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/opinion-and-analysis/2024/08/opinion-law-reform-for-nature/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/opinion-and-analysis/2024/08/opinion-law-reform-for-nature/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conservation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBCAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBCAct</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NaturePositive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NaturePositive</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MoreData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MoreData</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#extinction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#destruction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#australia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SettlerSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SettlerSociety</a>

BellingenNSWCoal kills koalasNew report exposes huge risks to NSW and Queensland koala populations from new coal mines and expansions"The research concludes that at least 26 proposed new coal mines will clear important koala habitat, including 23 projects that are being assessed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act and seeking approval from the Albanese government and three projects that have not yet been referred for EPBC assessment. The 26 coal mining projects plan to clear a combined total of 11,644 hectares of koala habitat if granted approval by the federal government, an area equivalent to 112 square kms, which is around 5,822 MCG sized sporting fields, or 41 times the size of Sydney’s CBD." "The 26 proposed coal mines planning to clear koala habitat would be responsible for at least 8.2 billion tonnes of climate pollution." >> <a href="https://www.koalasnotcoal.org.au/new_report_exposes_huge_risks_to_nsw_and_qld_koala_populations_from_new_coal_mines" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.koalasnotcoal.org.au/new_report_exposes_huge_risks_to_nsw_and_qld_koala_populations_from_new_coal_mines</a>"Koala numbers have dropped by over 50% since colonisation, and they’re falling fast due to the twin threats of habitat destruction and climate change.The expansion of coal mining operations poses a significant double threat to koalas, directly through the destruction of their habitats and indirectly by exacerbating climate change." >> <a href="https://www.koalasnotcoal.org.au/coal_kills_koalas" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.koalasnotcoal.org.au/coal_kills_koalas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NSW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateEmergency</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ExtremeHeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExtremeHeat</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#koalas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#extractivism</a>

BellingenNSWAustralia is the only deforestation hotspot among developed nations and national laws are ineffectiveWe've done the south - Now for the north! A case of filibusterism?"Forests and woodlands across Australia’s south were deforested many decades ago. But our northern reaches have stayed far more intact – until recently. Most clearing took place without being assessed under Australia’s national environmental laws, which covers damage to threatened species and ecological communities. And state laws have many exemptions, especially in Queensland...Australia has promised to end deforestation. The problem is, our environmental laws and enforcement are failing to do so." >> <a href="https://theconversation.com/poor-compliance-and-broad-exemptions-mean-land-clearing-continues-apace-in-northern-australia-despite-our-laws-and-pledges-237030" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/poor-compliance-and-broad-exemptions-mean-land-clearing-continues-apace-in-northern-australia-despite-our-laws-and-pledges-237030</a>"Our results showed that even a nation with a suite of mature environmental protection laws is falling well short of achieving international commitments regarding deforestation...Poor compliance and exemptions facilitate ongoing deforestation." >> Thomas, H., Ward, M. S., Simmonds, J. S., Taylor, M. F. J., & Maron, M. (2024). Poor compliance and exemptions facilitate ongoing deforestation. Conservation Biology, e14354. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14354" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14354</a> Life in a Filibuster Society America as Filibuster Society, By Nick Burns >> <a href="https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2024/08/america-as-filibuster-society/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2024/08/america-as-filibuster-society/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/deforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deforestation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/loggingIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loggingIndustry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#laws</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EUDR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EUDR</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BiodiversityCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BiodiversityCrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SamuelReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SamuelReview</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#extinction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SettlerSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SettlerSociety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NT</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/WaterGrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterGrab</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Queensland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Queensland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NowForTheNorth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NowForTheNorth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/filibusterism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#filibusterism</a>

BellingenNSWNational environmental standards? "There is a very long way to go""Nature Positive" laws? 'Future Made In Australia' policy postponed (again)"The government is soon to host an international "nature positive" summit, but can't get its own "nature positive" laws through parliament...Overhaul of environmental laws looks shaky, with 'nature positive' and industrial reforms delayed." >> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-21/nature-positive-environment-laws-shaky-delayed/104248868" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-21/nature-positive-environment-laws-shaky-delayed/104248868</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Conservation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/epbc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#epbc</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBCAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBCAct</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NaturePositive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NaturePositive</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/degradation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#degradation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ExtinctionCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExtinctionCrisis</a>

ApaulDIn their decision, the chief judges said the case highlighted the "ill-suitedness" of the current environment laws when it comes to assessing the threat of climate change on the environment. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/protection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#protection</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#legal</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#legislation</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climatecrisis</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-16/living-wonders-climate-court-appeal-dismissed/103855082?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-16/living-wonders-climate-court-appeal-dismissed/103855082?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link</a>

BellingenNSWOur broken environment law Honest Government Ad | How to rig our laws (EPBC Act) >> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FLqYpD6eYw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FLqYpD6eYw</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BigQuarry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigQuarry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#koalas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#laws</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/reef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reef</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateBreakdown</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/deforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deforestation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/logging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#logging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBCAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBCAct</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a>

ApaulDFossil fuel giant ExxonMobil has announced plans to take 60,000 tonnes of steel & contaminated waste from offshore oil and gas facilities into internationally recognised wetlands in Gippsland for dismantling & recycling in 2027. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#waste</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gas</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wetlands</a> <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/oil-giant-plans-to-move-60-000-tonnes-of-steel-rig-waste-to-un-listed-wetlands-20240502-p5fofh.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/oil-giant-plans-to-move-60-000-tonnes-of-steel-rig-waste-to-un-listed-wetlands-20240502-p5fofh.html</a>

BellingenNSWA weakening of environmental protections and favouring fossil fuel interests."Sadly, environment policy took a step backwards today. An announcement by Minister Tanya Plibersek's about 'protecting the environment' was exactly what big coal and gas companies asked for. The Minister actually gave a free pass to fossil fuel companies. I'm writing to ask you to join me in calling or writing to Minister Plibersek and Prime Minister Albanese to demand stronger environmental protections." >> <a href="https://www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/call-to-action-protecting-our-environment" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/call-to-action-protecting-our-environment</a>Extinction crisis demands full reform of nature law <a href="https://www.acf.org.au/extinction-crisis-demands-full-reform-of-nature-law" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.acf.org.au/extinction-crisis-demands-full-reform-of-nature-law</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBCAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBCAct</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BiodiversityCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BiodiversityCrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conservation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NatureLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NatureLaw</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ExtinctionCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExtinctionCrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a>

BellingenNSWThe Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act The law is fundamentally flawed.abc/ 2020: "We have an Act that doesn't prevent extinction, even though that is the primary national Act to conserve our unique biodiversity. It's the classic death by a thousand cuts. You could lose the species because each of those threats have been assessed independently rather than at the same time...We are seeing our environment in a state of steady decline over the 20 years since the Act has been in operation.""Australia currently has the worst rate of mammal extinction anywhere in the world." Professor Hughes <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-25/environment-protection-laws-fail-swift-parrot-conservationists/12574398" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-25/environment-protection-laws-fail-swift-parrot-conservationists/12574398</a>Why Australia's environmental laws aren't working | ABC News <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YMzxf2ZdBs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YMzxf2ZdBs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Conservation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/DeforestationHotspot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeforestationHotspot</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#extinction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#koalas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheGreatKoalaNationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheGreatKoalaNationalPark</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LoggingIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoggingIndustry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#governance</a>

BellingenNSWNo new extinctions in Australia? Australia’s new environment laws are being drafted behind closed doors "Australia’s extinction rate is one of the worst in the world. About 100 of Australia’s flora and fauna species have been wiped out since colonisation, and there are now 1,900 threatened species at greater risk of extinction." >> <a href="https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/03/19/australia-new-environment-legislation-secret-tanya-plibersek/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/03/19/australia-new-environment-legislation-secret-tanya-plibersek/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SamuelReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SamuelReview</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ThreatenedSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThreatenedSpecies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NaturePositive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NaturePositive</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#extinction</a>

BellingenNSWNew environmental laws that actually protect nature?"Overhauling this legislation only happens once in a generation. This is a critical moment to get Australia's new environment laws right. Until 30 March 2024, our federal government is taking public submissions on its proposed reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999." <a href="https://envirojustice.org.au/legal-work/protecting-ecosystems/improving-australias-environment-laws/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://envirojustice.org.au/legal-work/protecting-ecosystems/improving-australias-environment-laws/</a>The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) <a href="https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/epbc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/epbc</a>Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00485/2014-03-27/text" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00485/2014-03-27/text</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conservation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a>

Tim 🏳️‍🌈Australia is underperforming in its protection of <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RamsarWetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RamsarWetlands</a> but coal and gas projects more likely to get approval."During the five years to 2019, however, 24 coal projects and 116 gas wells have been approved under the EPBC Act. Plibersek has personally greenlit four coal projects since 2022, principal adviser Mark Ogge from The Australia Institute’s Climate & Energy program noted.“What is more concerning is that the rare decision to refuse a project as ‘clearly unacceptable’ under EPBC law seems to be disproportionately applied to renewable energy projects and never applied to fossil projects that are clearly unacceptable,” Ogge told Crikey."<a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AusPol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a> <a href="https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/01/10/renewable-projects-veto-australia-environment-laws/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/01/10/renewable-projects-veto-australia-environment-laws/</a>

Tim 🏳️‍🌈Well my day turned out differently than I had planned (and I'm not talking about this morning's asymmetrical haircut). I had some time so I responded to the Australian government's consultation on its <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NaturePositiveLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NaturePositiveLaws</a>I used the ACF tool list and links to enable me which in turn linked to the government's resources and survey (including an epic 1.5 hour long 'nature positive' webinar ... which I consumed at 1.5x speed but didn't complete). If the government can pull this off, then I'm kind of positive. It will be interesting though whether the new laws will prevent all new coal and gas development due to their scope 3 emissions. Australia has to start caring about it's role as a world fossil fuel dealer. Just because we don't burn the fuel here, doesn't mean we are not responsible. I then let the ACF know that I had responded, which in turn offered another email to let my local federal member know that I care.Time for a beer.<a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AusPol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SpeciesExtinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpeciesExtinction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Habitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Habitat</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RamsarWetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RamsarWetlands</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateEmergency</a> <a href="https://www.acf.org.au/have-your-say-nature-reforms" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.acf.org.au/have-your-say-nature-reforms</a><a href="https://consult.dcceew.gov.au/australias-new-nature-positive-laws" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://consult.dcceew.gov.au/australias-new-nature-positive-laws</a>

John EnglartLabor and Greens strike deal to establish nature repair scheme in a major update of Australia's environmental laws.. Government also committed to supporting fast-tracked legislation to strengthen the water trigger so that it applies to all forms of unconventional gas, such as fracking for tight gas like in the Beetaloo Basin.<a href="https://c.im/tags/FossilGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilGas</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WaterTrigger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterTrigger</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/EPBC2023" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC2023</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climatecrisis</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BiodiversityCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BiodiversityCrisis</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/05/labor-and-greens-strike-deal-to-establish-nature-repair-market" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/05/labor-and-greens-strike-deal-to-establish-nature-repair-market</a>

BellingenNSW"Conservation groups challenge Labor over ‘lack of urgency’ on environment laws. Australia’s major conservation organisations have taken the Albanese government to task over what they say is a lack of urgency on environmental reform.""The letter, signed by nine groups from the Places You Love alliance, including WWF Australia, the Australian Conservation Foundation, BirdLife Australia and the Wilderness Society, was sent a few weeks before the government announced it would selectively consult key stakeholders and experts instead of releasing draft legislation for public consultation before the end of the year."Reforms "include a proposal that would give the environment minister powers to override a proposed decision from a new independent environment protection agency (EPA) and another that would allow developers to pay money into a fund rather than identify direct offsets to compensate for the destruction of habitat caused by their projects."<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/24/conservation-groups-challenge-labor-over-lack-of-urgency-on-environment-laws" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/24/conservation-groups-challenge-labor-over-lack-of-urgency-on-environment-laws</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Law</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conservation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PlacesYouLove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlacesYouLove</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PYL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PYL</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PublicConsultation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicConsultation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/consultation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#consultation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NatureRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NatureRepair</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NatureRepairMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NatureRepairMarket</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/offsets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#offsets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#destruction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ExtinctionCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExtinctionCrisis</a>

John EnglartLabor promised an enhanced Water Trigger in 🇦🇺Federal Environment laws to close loopholes on water use for tight shale oil and gas <a href="https://c.im/tags/fracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fracking</a>. Simple bills to close the loophole moved yesterday in Australian parliament. Will Labor support? <a href="https://c.im/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Auspol</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BeetalooBasin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BeetalooBasin</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WaterTrigger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterTrigger</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/EPBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBC</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuel</a><a href="https://climateactionmerribek.org/2023/10/17/will-labor-support-enhancing-the-water-trigger-in-federal-environment-laws-as-an-urgent-priority-hint-closing-the-loophole-was-an-election-promise/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://climateactionmerribek.org/2023/10/17/will-labor-support-enhancing-the-water-trigger-in-federal-environment-laws-as-an-urgent-priority-hint-closing-the-loophole-was-an-election-promise/</a>

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