Almost 26,000 hectares of threatened species habitat approved for clearing under Labor in 2024, new report finds

Australian Conservation Foundation's analysis finds amount of habitat approved to be razed double previous year's as it calls for stronger protections

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Almost 26,000 hectares of threatened species habitat was greenlit for destruction in 2024 - more than double the previous year - according to analysis that environmentalists are using to pressure Anthony Albanese to revive his stalled nature watchdog.

A new Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) report has revealed a huge increase in the scale of habitat approved to be cleared under federal environmental protection laws in the past 12 months.

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