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Robodebt for the environment - Rushing AI into EPBC Act assessments could repeat past policy failures
The Minerals Council of Australia has called on the Australian Government to invest $13 million to embed AI tools into federal environmental approval processes, which may drive endangered species closer to extinction.
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It’s surprisingly cheap to prevent extinctions in the sea – first estimates of marine conservation funding needs
7 April 2025
An annual investment of $340 million is needed to prevent the extinctions of Australia’s 95 threatened marine species, which include dolphins, sea lions, sea turtles, whale sharks, handfishes and a wide variety of seabirds and shorebirds.
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Biodiversity Council welcomes policy commitment of 1 per cent of federal budget for nature
2 April 2025
The Biodiversity Council welcomes the policy commitment today from the Australian Greens to invest 1% of the federal budget in nature protection.
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Federal budget nature spending still inadequate to deliver the government’s own commitments
25 March 2025
A review of the 2025-26 federal budget has found that the Albanese Government is still far short of investing what is required to meet the Australian Government’s own environmental commitments, despite recent funding commitments for protected areas.
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Experts slam industry carve out from environmental law being rushed through parliament
24 March 2025
Environmental law amendments being rushed through parliament this week will tear another hole in Australia's green safety net, the EPBC Act.
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$250 million protected areas announcement a step towards addressing funding gap
19 March 2025
The Australian Government announced $250 million in new investment to build Australia’s protected areas network. The investment is important to enable Australia to meet our commitment to protect 30 percent of our lands and seas by 2030.
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Research finds the environment among top 5 issues on the minds of voters
18 March 2025
The third annual Biodiversity Concerns Survey reveals that community concern about the environment and demand for greater action to protect nature is still high and has increased since the last election.
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Melbourne left poorer by the destruction of a Critically Endangered grassland
25 February 2025
The people of western Melbourne have been short-changed by the actions of a developer who destroyed 40 hectares of a Critically Endangered ecosystem that was earmarked for a future conservation and recreation reserve.
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Environmental problems the greatest long-term risks to global economy
12 February 2025
Human-caused environmental problems, including biodiversity loss and extreme weather events, are the greatest long-term threats to the global economy, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2025 Global Risks Report.
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Three-quarters of Australians want more national parks, study finds
11 February 2025
New research shows that three-quarters of Australians support the establishment of new national parks to protect natural and cultural values, and only 5% are opposed to establishing new parks.
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An increasing majority of Australians back strengthening nature laws
31 January 2025
Three-quarters (75%) of Australians support strengthening our national environmental laws, according to a national survey undertaken by Monash University’s BehaviourWorks Australia for the Biodiversity Council.
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