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Rich biodiversity sparks call for harbour's protection

One of the most pristine and biologically important mangrove estuarine ecosystems should be protected from industrial development, a report has found.

AAP · Apr 16

Tim Winton: Labor hasn’t delivered on more effective nature laws. It’s not just embarrassing, it’s calamitous

As Ningaloo reef bleaches and an election looms, we must look to those who stand in the way of our safety – the small cohort of people profiting from fossil fuels, and the politicians who protect them

The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2025

Australia’s north-west reefs teem with life – but they are also at the centre of a massive fossil fuel expansion

Woodside’s designs on the country’s largest untapped gas basin around Scott Reef are, some say, just another example of fossil fuel companies getting their way in what has become a petrostate

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2024