Queensland Media Releases
- The future of our environment hangs ‘in the balance’ - August 19, 2010
- Entsch on the nose over Cape York environmental protection - August 17, 2010
- Major party launches show our National Leaders are Missing-In-Action on the environment - August 16, 2010
- Hello… green policies? Gillard, Abbott Missing-In-Action on nature conservation - August 03, 2010
- Abbott policy wildly off course in scrapping river - August 02, 2010
- Senate Report rejecting anti-Wild Rivers Bill welcomed - June 23, 2010
- Queensland budget 'a good deal for the environment' - June 15, 2010
- Wenlock 'Wild River' declaration welcomed - June 04, 2010
- Lake Eyre Basin Stakeholders reach common ground on Wild Rivers Legislation - May 31, 2010
- 'Don’t believe the hype' on mining call to Traditional Owners - May 27, 2010
The Wilderness Society today released its final assessment of the Parties’ policies on the environment this Election. Our conclusion is that the two biggest parties, the ALP and the Liberal-National Coalition, have been missing-in-action on the environment this election.
The Wilderness Society has awarded a ‘big red fail mark’ to Warren Entsch, LNP Candidate for Leichhardt, for failing to commit to protect Cape York’s natural and cultural heritage values.
The Wilderness Society has released its assessment of the political parties’ national leadership on the environment, and declared both Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott ‘missing in action’.
The Wilderness Society has criticized both Labor and the Coalition for failing to present clear, positive policies to protect our native forests, our unique natural ecosystems and marine environments, and iconic places like the Kimberley and Cape York.
Leading Australian conservation group, the Wilderness Society today condemned Opposition Leader Tony Abbott for proposing to tear up laws protecting Queensland’s pristine rivers. "Tony Abbott’s policy is a recipe for destroying pristine rivers and sensitive environments" said Glenn Walker, Wild Rivers Campaigner for the Wilderness Society.
The Wilderness Society has welcomed the main findings and recommendation of the final report from the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee, which has been examining a Bill to overturn Queensland’s groundbreaking Wild Rivers declarations.
The Wilderness Society welcomed the Queensland State Budget's environmental commitments with the Bligh Government allocating funds for new national parks, Cape York World Heritage listing development, and additional Indigenous Wild River Ranger positions.
The Wilderness Society today strongly welcomed the declaration of the Wenlock River basin on Cape York under Queensland’s Wild Rivers Act. The move protects one of Australia’s most important and spectacular river systems, and comes after an extensive campaign stretching back years, involving the Wilderness Society, Indigenous Traditional Owners, and many members of the community, to see the Wenlock protected from the threat of destructive development.
In a show of community strength and participation, major stakeholder groups with interests in Queensland's Lake Eyre Basin catchment region met at a ground-breaking forum and reached consensus on a number of key issues relating to the Queensland State Government's Wild Rivers legislation.
The Wilderness Society today accused Cape Alumina of stooping to desperation in a last ditch attempt by the junior mining company to persuade the Queensland Government into seriously compromising appropriate protections for the Wenlock River under the Wild Rivers Act.
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