New threatened species strategy won’t overcome Australia’s appalling record, campaigners say

Conservation groups say lack of funding and inadequate environmental laws undermine government’s strategy

A new strategy to save Australia’s threatened species will not be enough to correct the government’s “appalling record” on protecting the country’s unique and at-risk wildlife, according to leading conservation groups.

The federal environment minister, Sussan Ley, on Friday released the new 10-year strategy, saying the the government plans to broaden its responses from individual species to “priority places”.

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