More than $26 billion of federal government financial incentives, grants and tax schemes provided over a single year could be harmful to Australia's biodiversity. That is what a new study published in the Australasian Journal of Environmental Management concluded after analysing the 2022–23 federal budget.
The figure was compiled by researchers concerned the Australia government was "silent" on an international deadline to identify and eliminate spending that damages nature.
Original Article: Australian government 'silent' on $26b hole in its biodiversity targets
