An end to extinctions. An environmental cop on the beat. Labor promised a great deal on the environment. But yesterday, they backed away from the main challenge.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, Public Sector Management, School of Business, UNSW Sydney
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor at the Fenner School, Australian National University
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ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences and School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University
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Visiting Scientist, United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Associate professor, Royal Agricultural University
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Legal Researcher, University of Adelaide
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor, University of Adelaide
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Senior Research Fellow, Environmental Science, The University of Melbourne
