According to state and federal koala action statements, climate change and habitat loss are the biggest threats to the survival of the koala. Stopping coal mines in koala habitat will address both of these threats.
Coal mining in Queensland and NSW is having disastrous impacts on Australia’s endangered koalas. Existing and proposed new coal mines across Queensland and NSW, are set to clear thousands of hectares of critically important Koala habitat - pushing this iconic animal closer to extinction. Coal mines are responsible for the two biggest threats to the koala - habitat loss, and devastating climate change.
More than 50 national, state and local climate and environment organisations, including, including The Australia Institute, Greenpeace and Queensland Conservation Council have signed on to a joint letter calling on Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to reject new coal mine and coal mine expansions, currently being assessed under the EPBC Act, that will devastate endangered koala habitat. Read the joint letter.
December 20, 2024
On the 19 Dec 2024 the Albanese government approved the expansion of four coalmines that will release more than an estimated 850m tonnes of CO2 over their lifetime – equivalent to almost double Australia’s annual emissions.
Read MoreDecember 13, 2024
The Vulcan South coal mine is moving closer and closer to a final approval decision from the Albanese government, despite being under criminal investigation for illegal clearing of koala habitat, and mining coal without federal approval. You can take action - share our new...
Read MoreNovember 07, 2024
The federal environment department says it may approve a new Queensland coal mine despite launching a criminal investigation into the mine’s potentially illegal clearing of koala habitat and mining coal without federal environmental approvals. Check out the ABC News coverage here. Four weeks ago the...
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