Protestors’ actions are intentionally borderline but environmental defenders insist their actions are nothing compared to the risks that political inaction pose. Our expert explains.
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The ultra-right Javier Milei has already set back environmentalism by decades.
Two states will soon end logging of native forests, but what about the other states? The federal government has powers to intervene but also faces obstacles to nationwide protection of these forests.
Such groups rarely last more than a few years.
The 1982 Franklin Dam protests were a defining moment in the history of Australia’s social movements. But such campaigns may well be impossible today.
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Lecturer in Criminology, Edith Cowan University
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law, King's College London
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PhD Candidate, Murdoch University
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Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London
