So Here We Are

Welcome to the March roundup of environmentally focussed news from Australia, where an election for May 3 has just been called. I'm sure plenty of other folk are waiting to fill you in on that, so I'll hold off on that until next month. Meanwhile, on with the show... Environment: The Albanese Government started its term by seeking to implement recommendations of the Samuel report on the EPBC Act in full. After some progress was made on framework, the delays started. Last year, the whole thing got put it in the 'too hard' basket. In the meantime, coal and gas project extensions got approved because 'there was no mechanism for stopping them on environmental grounds'. Now we have legislation hurriedly passed to allow an ailing industry to continue at the expense of the environment. The Ugly: Environment Minister has been taken to Court for not fulfilling responsibilities to 11 threatened species  ACF Kelly O'Shannessy spells out just why the salmon amendments ...