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Getting the EPBC Act right | Biodiversity Council Australia Our factsheet outlines the strengths, weaknesses, and recommended improvements to the Australian Government’s proposed environmental law reforms.

Look, what happened to Gough Whitlam was terrible, he was a visionary. But, I'm far more concerned about how terrible @australianlabor.bsky.social are TODAY, especially their pathetic environmental law reform package. Let's talk about the future, shall we?

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Will Labor’s environment laws actually address Australia’s biodiversity crisis? Five reasons to be concerned Experts say the proposed legislation is full of problems, including excessive ministerial discretion and relaxing like-for-like offset rules

“You’re basically saying you can trade koalas with a land snail in Tasmania or a small plant in north Queensland.” - Prof Brendan Wintle @biodivcouncil.bsky.social

What's wrong with @australianlabor.bsky.social's environmental law reforms 👉 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... -@lisacox.bsky.social

Could smaller families 'rewild' the planet — and make humans happier? Many economists and business leaders are raising alarms about falling birthrates. But advocates for lower human populations say a less crowded world will be happier and more sustainable.

Many economists and business leaders are raising alarms about falling birthrates. But advocates for lower human populations say a less crowded world will be happier and more sustainable.

"For essentially the last 25 years every single resources minister, bar one, has left Parliament and gone to work for the resources industry."

- Senator Larissa Waters at our Revenue Summit 2025
@larissawaters.bsky.social #auspol

Getting the EPBC Act right | Biodiversity Council Australia Our factsheet outlines the strengths, weaknesses, and recommended improvements to the Australian Government’s proposed environmental law reforms.

What's currently wrong with @australianlabor.bsky.social's EPBC Act reform package & how can they make it fit for purpose?

@biodivcouncil.bsky.social has put together a detailed policy brief.

12 key concerns are discussed & solutions are provided.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...

‘Agribusiness exercises a tight grip over the Brazilian state, whether governed by the left or right, Lula or Bolsonaro. So it’s no surprise that this year’s COP is shaping up to be a monumental exercise in agro-greenwashing.’

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. So where’s the evidence? 🔭🧪

Norway struck oil in the 60s. Now it has trillions. This is how Australia compares Norway struck oil in the 1960s. Now, almost a quarter of its national budget is funded through its sovereign wealth fund. How does Australia compare with taxing its resources?

This shows just how stupid, shortsighted, captured and corrupt Australia's political class are, they have torched our potential collective prosperity.

Will they do the same with a rare and precious minerals boom?

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Political reform in Australia: We Can Break Free and Thrive Urgent call: why political reform in Australia matters for ordinary Australians and how you can spark real change.

“Did you know the bottom 40 per cent of Australians own just 5.5 per cent of the nation’s wealth, while the top 1 per cent hold 24 per cent?

How can that be fair?

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PETITION: Strong environment laws now! The Australian public voted for a climate majority at the last election, and we want strong environment laws that can stop new coal and gas.

Add your name to our petition urging Murray Watt to actually strengthen our environmental laws and stop new coal and gas projects:

nb.australiainstitute.org.au/strong_envir...

Almost like instead of paying out billions to private shareholders the money goes back into the system to be used for the upkeep of the infrastructure.
Nationalisation of public services works and prevents profiteering.

‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret

Always worth taking the time to listen to a 90 year old war photographer's memories... www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

“there is a machine in the corner wrapped in human skin… the machine is disgusting and we should break it.”

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Ken Henry warns Labor’s nature laws ‘are worthless’ unless minister tightens ‘national interest’ exemptions Exclusive: ‘Every project developer is absolutely convinced that their project is in the national interest,’ Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation head says

Former Treasury secretary Dr Ken Henry says “a conga line of developers” would lobby the environment minister for special carve-outs unless the Albanese government clarifies the types of projects that could be granted exemptions. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

And the reporter asking the ridiculous questions about Rudd also ignoring the fact that some of Trump's men sitting in on the meeting had said a lot worse things about him eg Vance 🙄

Two men with shamrocks on their t-shirts holding an ivory coast flag (meant to be th Irish flag) shout at a woman who's visibly injured opening the door to a victim support service 'was it an immigrant or did you deserve it?'

I love how sometimes a picture really is a 1000 words.
(Posted on IG by Cork Rebels Support, no credit given for the artist)

Worth checking Environmental Justice Australia’s analysis of EPBC Act reform now in Fed Parliament. Check out their Scorecard: Www.envirojustice.org.au/environment-law-reform-scorecard/
How does the package stack up overall? (To be updated as more info comes to light.). Great job by EJA by the way.

Nowhere near as cool as seeing the Clash but I did see The Police in a circus tent on Tooting Bec Common in London in 1980 :)

Horrifying discovery in Aussie waterway after simple change: 'Death trap' The company has agreed to a change as disturbing images reveal the carnage on the area's wild animals. Find out more.

Murrumbidgee Irrigation lines an irrigation canal with black plastic, knowing it will cause drownings, & then says it understands that these incidents are upsetting 😡
Seven kangaroos photographed floating dead in the canal on just one day. Heartless.
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“The government is cherrypicking available science in its attempts to reassure UNESCO enough is being done to address the destruction of World Heritage caused by the salmon industry.

"This is simply not the case."

-Australia Institute Tasmania Director Eloise Carr
#auspol @eloise-carr.bsky.social

Done 😆

This Sydney Blue Gum Eucalyptus tree came down in a storm a while ago. Despite the chain sawing and lying there for a couple of months it's now re-sprouting. That's what I call resilience! 😊
#tree #trees #nature

The pollutant found in homes that is stoking health fears Microplastics are everywhere, including our bodies and brains, and the exposure risk may be highest within our own homes.

THIS is a must read. And I do mean MUST READ!

Our homes are full of hidden microplastics that could be harming our health

For anyone with ME or other autoimmune disease or a disability I will make an exception. For the blokes who walk around their entire property every day and then up and down the footpaths blowing their blower and just idly making noise I say "pick up a bloody rake!"

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After a 4y delay, @vicgovernment.bsky.social has released a disappointing response to the recommendations of an Expert Advisory Panel which reviewed the 1975 Wildlife Act, rejecting many critical recommendations from the Panel.

See our assessment: biodiversitycouncil....

David Pope in Canberra Times

This will all be for nothing if remediation of the skate's habitat isn't undertaken. The federal Labor government, in changing the law, has allowed salmon farming to expand in Macquarie Harbour. Despite these breeding efforts it's likely the Maugean Skate is headed for extinction. #politas #auspol

Also adding to symptoms of above: loss of taste & smell (but not Covid) wheezing, bronchitis, breathlessness, feeling faint when standing up even after a few weeks of having it, some people still battling it 5, 6 weeks after first symptoms & still have a cough, ongoing fatigue. A tale of woe 😂

Thank you :)))