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Ecological Audit Needed Following National Disaster

ECOLOGICAL AUDIT NEEDED FOLLOWING NATIONAL DISASTER

Media Release – 8 January 2020 – Australian Labor

“The Morrison Government should convene a meeting of state and territory environment ministers and commence an Australian Natural Asset Audit, amid estimates that up to one billion animals have perished in the nation’s bushfire disaster.”

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“It is critical that as part of the …

Greg Mullins Former NSW Fire Commissioner Talks Tough On Bushfire Response

3 January 2020 – ABC Podcast

Greg Mullins Former NSW Fire Commissioner Talks Tough On Bushfire Response

Former NSW Fire and Rescue Commissioner, Greg Mullins, has long been campaigning to get more resources for firefighters and has strong views on what governmental responses to the current bushfire crisis should be.

As communities across Australia continue to battle …

Incinerating Australia’s forests here or overseas worse than burning coal but both major parties will do it

Incincerating Australia’s native forests here or exporting them to overseas furnaces is worse than burning coal but both major parties will do it

Why Native Forest Logging And Clearing Must End And Forests Not Be Burnt For Energy

This document forms a part of AFCA’s 2019 campaign and accompanies the document listed at 1.

1. A short National Position Statement for which we ask your endorsement.

Proposal To End Industrial Logging Of Native Forests And Their Use As Forest Bioenergy

2. The evidence for this statement, which in part, is a compilation of the work of many of you, …

Proposal To End Industrial Logging Of Native Forests And Their Use As Forest Bioenergy

Proposal To End Industrial Logging Of Native Forests And Their Use As Forest Bioenergy

The industrial logging of native forests and woodlands and the use of forest biomass as a fossil fuel substitute is disastrous for climate and biodiversity and should end, immediately.

Australia’s energy policies are poorly-geared to respond to the climate crisis. As well as lifting our …

Will Australia Vote for Climate Change Action that is Logging and Burning its Native Forests?

15th April Media Release – Will Australia Vote for Climate Change Action that is Logging and Burning its Native Forests?

‘Will Australia Vote for Climate Change Action that is Logging and Burning its Native Forests?’

Tonight 15th April, key representatives of major parties, Independent Kerryn Phelps and ex Liberal Prime Minister Dr John Hewson discuss ‘Is Australia Ready for …

AFCA Newsletter Spring 2018

AFCA Newsletter Autumn 2018

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Boral Diesel Powered By Native Forest Destruction

Boral Diesel Bitumen Plant Dependent On Ongoing Native Forest Destruction

31 August 2018 – AFCA MEDIA RELEASE BORAL DIESEL POWERED BY NATIVE FOREST DESTRUCTION

The Australian Forests and Climate Alliance (AFCA) condemns taxpayer funds being handed to BORAL by outgoing energy Minister Josh Frydenberg for a feasibility study into a diesel/ bitumen plant based on native forest biomass ‘residue’.

AFCA Member Update Spring 2017