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"Australia is a place of great natural beauty, home to many species found
nowhere else on Earth. But it’s also particularly vulnerable to introduced
animals, diseases and weeds. Habitat destruction, pollution and climate change
make matters worse. To conserve what’s special, we need far greater care.
Unfortunately, successive federal governments have failed to protect nature.
Australia now has more than 2,000 threatened species and “ecological
communities” – groups of native species that live together and interact. This
threatened list is growing at an alarming rate.
The Albanese government came to power in 2022 promising to reform the nation’s
nature laws, following a scathing review of the laws. But it has failed to do
so.
If re-elected, Labor has vowed to complete its reforms and introduce a federal
Environment Protection Agency, in some other form.
The Coalition has not made such a commitment. Instead, it refers to “genuine
conservation”, balancing the environment and the economy. They’ve also promised
to cut “green tape” for industry.
But scientific evidence suggests much more is required to protect Australia’s
natural wonders."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
