Surreptitious Victorian native forest logging
The Victorian Government claims that it exited native forest logging in 2024. However, it has not legislated this exit. And, notably, logging is continuing through other nefarious and highly cynical means.
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Noicide: advent of a new Dark Age
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The situation – and why we can’t fix it
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Lies, damned lies and catastrophic risks
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A triumph for greed over commonsense and humanity
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