Australia spends $18b more on harming nature than protecting it: Study

Mongabay
Feb 25, 2026, 5:57 pm243 ptsTop
The Australian government spends more money on activities that harm biodiversity than those that protect biodiversity, a new study suggests. Australia is a biodiversity hotspot, home to more than two-thirds of the world’s marsupials and a high rate of endemic species, but the country has suffered significant…

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