Land Clearing Updates
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Proposed fence a barrier to biodiversity - November 21, 2011
A proposed barrier fence along the interface between the Great Western Woodlands and the southern edge of the West Australian Wheatbelt is threatening the Woodlands with further habitat fragmentation and destruction. The proposal involves 6000 ha of clearing and chaining, and the isolation of 300,000 ha of bush.
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Take action - contact the party leaders - February 01, 2012
Your voice is powerful. Let our political leaders know they must protect the best of Queensland’s environment.
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Why damn northern Australia? - September 20, 2011
How many hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars is Tony Abbott prepared to pour down the bottomless pit labelled northern development to keep Barnaby Joyce and Bill Heffernan happy? Unfortunately it looks like the sky is the limit following reports that Team Abbott is refloating harebrain schemes to farm northern Australia by damming the rivers of the Top End.
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Broome ‘No gas hub’ campaign strengthens - August 03, 2011
This week hundreds of Broome residents met Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke at a ‘picnic in the park’ to tell him what they thought about Woodside’s plans for a huge industrial processing plant in their backyard.
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Gillard's carbon plan a step in the right direction for our forests - July 14, 2011
The weekend’s carbon package announcement had some very good outcomes for nature and forests, which the Wilderness Society and our supporters have long campaigned for. Firstly there was there was the long-overdue recognition that burning native forests to generate electricity does not constitute renewable energy
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The peaceful Broome community blockade split by Barnett’s riot police - July 11, 2011
One month after the Broome community set up a peaceful blockade to stop Woodside bulldozers from clearing land at James Price Point, a police intervention was requested by Woodside. WA Premier Colin Barnett responded with around 80 riot police.
