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Updated: November 24, 2011
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Northern Australia
Northern Australia is one of the last great wild places on Earth, and the largest and most intact tropical savannah anywhere. Stretching 2,500 km, from the Kimberley region in Western Australia across to Cape York Peninsula in far north Queensland, it forms a vast arc of forests, woodlands, wild rivers and monsoonal wetlands. But the decline of many bird populations, invasion of exotic animals, the threat of climate change and a wave of proposals to expand irrigated farming, land clearing, mining and dams has left one of the world's greatest wilderness areas on the verge of devastating change.
Northern Australia Updates
- Why damn northern Australia? - September 20, 2011
- Bike to Broome 2400kms in 5 days - to help Protect the Kimberley - September 01, 2011
- Huge dirty coal mine planned for Cape York - August 16, 2011
- 'Death nets' sweeping Australia's oceans clean of life - August 11, 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.
Over five days, two teams of 10 riders completed an around-the-clock tandem bike ride to raise awareness and to oppose the building of the proposed gas processing plant at James Price Point, 40 kilometres north of Broome.
While conservationists, Traditional Owners and parts of the Queensland Government have been working towards a World Heritage listing for stunning Cape York Peninsula, mining companies want to turn the region into a giant dirty coal mine.
Fishing nets as wide as eight kilometres and bottom trawling are devastating Australia’s marine life and undermining a Federal Government promise to create marine sanctuaries.
Northern Australia Media Releases
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Environment groups launch advertising campaign to keep parties honest - November 24, 2011
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New Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park Plan welcomed - September 30, 2011
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Massive new bauxite mine to wipe out forests and threaten new crab species - September 14, 2011
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Rare Marine Life Abandoned By Federal Government Marine Park Plan - August 23, 2011
