Review warns half of species under threat in state are on course to become extinct in next 100 years
The environment minister, Penny Sharpe, said the government would consider the report’s recommendations and would “deliver on our election commitments to fix the biodiversity offset scheme, strengthen environmental protections and stop runaway land-clearing”.
“We cannot pretend that [the act] is ever likely to achieve its objectives,” lead reviewer Dr Ken Henry said. “Biodiversity is not being conserved. Henry told Guardian Australia governments had to prioritise the environment above competing land uses including forestry, mining, agriculture and development by giving the department more resources and the act more power.
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