Majority of Australia's environment in 'poor' state as Labor blames the Coalition for decade of 'inaction and wilful ignorance' - ABC News

Climate change, mining, pollution, invasive species and habitat loss are outlined in the five-yearly report that has been released, with Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek laying the blame squarely at the feet of the previous government.

The federal government says it will adopt a new target of protecting 30 per cent of Australia's land by 2030, after the latest State of the Environment Report found the country's environment was in a… [+9123 chars]

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