The Auditor General\u2019s report into threatened species paints a bleak picture for the survival of Australia\u2019s koalas and wildlife, the Greens Environment Spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has said today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe report by the Auditor General into the management of Australia\u2019s threatened species and wildlife is a damning assessment of the Morrison Government\u2019s treatment of our environment and native animals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe independent audit report reveals that Australia\u2019s most endangered species like the koala, the leadbeater\u2019s possum and the swift parrot stand no chance against a bureaucracy that is ineffective and ill-equipped, and a Minister that is ignorant to their plight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe figures themselves paint a dark picture for the survival of our threatened and endangered species. Some of our most iconic animals are on a pathway to extinction – that means gone forever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe report details a litany of delays and missing information that is leaving almost 2000 threatened species without any plans to save them from extinction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA lack of funding and concern from the Government is putting our Australian wildlife on death row. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is no wonder Australia leads the world when it comes to extinction rates. It is a shameful record and one the Morrison Government should be ashamed of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur environment laws are failing to protect our animals and native species. Big developments, land-clearing and mining are destroying habitat and pushing our environment and wildlife to brink. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe need stronger laws, including assessing climate impacts of projects, and an independent watchdog to enforce them – because it clear the Environment Minister and the Government cannot be trusted to protect the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Auditor General\u2019s report into threatened species paints a bleak picture for the survival of Australia\u2019s koalas and wildlife, the Greens Environment Spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has said today. \u201cThe report by the Auditor General into the management of Australia\u2019s threatened species and wildlife is a damning assessment of the Morrison Government\u2019s treatment of our … Continue reading “Auditor General report shows Morrison Government is failing to save koalas from extinction”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15571"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15573,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15571\/revisions\/15573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}