a little progress and a lot of compromise
- Written by Justine Bell-James, Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
Andrew Merry/GettyThe 25-year-old Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act has been repeatedly criticised for failing to stem Australia’s biodiversity decline. These national laws are meant to protect threatened species and scrutinise some developments over the damage done to ecosystems.
But they haven’t worked. Species...





