Saturday Magazine

17 Feb 2025

Saturday, 15th, February 2025: Euan Ritchie, Prof Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, Deakin Uni. Nature Positive Reforms – Environment will be a key issue at next Election

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Macca and Ben talk to Euan Ritchie, Prof Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, Deakin Uni. Nature Positive Reforms – Environment will be a key issue at next Election

https://euanritchie.org/2025/02/03/the-conversation-labors-dumping-of-australias-new-nature-laws-means-the-environment-is-shaping-as-a-key-2025-election-issue/

https://theconversation.com/labors-dumping-of-australias-new-nature-laws-means-the-environment-is-shaping-as-a-key-2025-election-issue-248872

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has shelved the proposed reforms to Australia’s 25-year-old environment laws, citing a lack of parliamentary support for the changes.

The decision breaks Labor’s 2022 election commitment to overhaul the protections. The Albanese government is now the latest in a string of governments that have tried and failed to reform the law known formally as the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

This is despite two major independent reviews calling for wholesale change.

Labor’s capitulation does not, however, change the facts. Australia’s natural environment is deteriorating rapidly. Laws are urgently needed to protect our nation’s valuable natural assets.

Establishing effective laws is an investment that will benefit Australia’s biodiversity, economy, cultural values, health and wellbeing. Nature is now a key 2025 election issue.

 

 

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7 Mar 2026

Saturday, 7th March, 2026: Neil Mitchell, Veteran Australian Journalist and Broadcaster, Kyle and Jackie-O Meltdown and Where Radio is Heading in 2026

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Veteran Australian Journalist and Broadcaster, Neil Mitchell, best known for his dominant 34-year career at Melbourne talkback station 3AW, joins ...

7 Mar 2026

Saturday, 7th March, 2026: Arunn Jegan, Humanitarian Affairs Lead – Médecins Sans Frontières; the “Insidious Normalisation of Horror” in Gaza and Israel’s blockade of Humanitarian Aid

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Macca and Kenny talk to Arunn Jegan, Humanitarian Affairs Lead - Médecins Sans Frontières, (Doctors Without Borders); about the "Insidious ...

7 Mar 2026

Saturday, 7th March, 2026: Bruce Wolpe, Senior Fellow, US Study Centre, Do most Americans support the Iran action? AG Pam Bondi to testify on Epstein + Trump fires Kristy Noem

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  Bruce Wolpe is a Senior Fellow (non-resident) at the United States Studies Centre. Bruce is a regular contributor on US ...