Deal or no deal? Prospects for reforming environmental law before the election – wiggling through the political maze The politics of a possible Senate deal on changes to the government’s draft Nature Positive reforms. bit.ly/473Iz8N

Well, that's great for WA kids, but what about everyone else? Why should they continue in under-funded public schools for another decade under the new funding agreement?

Govt talks about biodiversity & zero extinction targets but delays action & threatens to weaken EPA’s powers. Our environment needs a tough cop to protect it & the full package of reforms legislated with urgency #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…

Join us for our next #BushBroadcast live from Eurardy Reserve on Nanda Country in Western Australia! Follow the link to register to attend 👉 secure.bushheritage.org.au/events/webinar… #webinar #conservationstories #welovenature #bushheroes

I ask again: if we can afford to over fund virtually every private school in Australia according to their SRS, why can’t we afford to fund every public school to at the very least their SRS? There can only be one answer. Class.

Koalas are being failed by national environment laws. Peter de Kruijff @abcnews_au found: 🐨 Coal mining projects are currently the #1 cause of approved habitat clearing. (45% of approved clearing) 🐨 Renewable energy projects are 20% of approved clearing and will become the #1

‘Better than medication for me’: prescribing nature works, project shows - Major scheme helping thousands of people in England connect with nature led to better mental health, report finds Story by me theguardian.com/environment/ar…

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Biodiversiy is declining, yet we have limited knowledge about how that affects human well-being. My work linking bats, insecticide use, and human infant health is out today in Science (science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…), and tells a complex story about how those are connected.

Surely they meant to write “Woodside’s Browse gas project could threaten endangered sea snake”? The snake isn’t doing anything to Woodside, it’s just living where it lives

This is huge! Pacific National canned their nature-smashing Freight Hub. All thanks to pressure from the Little River community, David Ettershank MP, council & the Grassy Plains Network! Incredible news for our hidden wonderlands on the brink of extinction. theage.com.au/politics/victo…

Awesome to see so much excitement about Australia’s super cool marsupials with this fun campaign by The Project Get on board and vote for your pick of the top 21. The top 10 go to the next round where people donate to conservation efforts for their favourite. The ultimate

Michael Dahlstrom WWF_Australia Great story Michael Dahlstrom

If we are to tackle Australia’s extinction crisis and restore trust in our national nature laws, then there needs to be stronger penalties against breaching the law and an independent regulator to enforce them #auspol Let's get this done Tanya Plibersek theguardian.com/australia-news…

Really concerning (though likely not uncommon) non-compliance under #EPBCAct, uncovered by Lisa Cox . The proponent's apparent lack of awareness of a 20-year-old law isn't a good excuse for illegal clearing of threatened ecosystems. More evidence for urgent nature law reform

Join me and support a Royal Commission into the NT’s environmental regulation failures. | @wilderness_aus wilderness.good.do/NTroyalcommiss…

Like being whipped with wet lettuce, that appears the strength of the repercussion for breaching the EPBC Act and destroying 28.5 hectares of a critically endangered ecosystem. Weak penalties are no deterrent to breaking the rules and make a mockery of the law. It is also

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Go the phascogale! theguardian.com/environment/ar…

National enviro law report card: ❌ low levels of compliance with the EPBC Act, especially across the agricultural sector ❌ low levels of enforcement of breaches ❌ when breaches are pursued the repercussions are weak ❌ only about 1 in 1000 development applications are ever