Why Australia’s pesticide regulator took years to act on rat poison
Australia’s poisons regulator shows how hard it is to rebuild an institution after it is damaged. As it rebuilds, Australian native animals are dying.
Australia’s poisons regulator shows how hard it is to rebuild an institution after it is damaged. As it rebuilds, Australian native animals are dying.
Environmental reforms rushed through parliament at the end of last year in a deal between Labor and the Greens were welcomed as a “net positive for the oil and gas sector,” according to a senior government bureaucrat.
The documents, obtained under Freedom of Information, show Australia’s lack of preparedness for unexpected and extreme events driven by climate change and the limits of existing support programs.
