ABC News – Australia ·australia ·3 hours ago

Legal action filed over federal government's land clearing decision

Environmental Justice Australia filed legal action against Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt's decision to approve clearing of nearly 3,000 hectares at Claravale Station in the Northern Territory without environmental assessment. The area hosts threatened species including ghost bats and Gouldian finches. Lawyers argue the minister failed to consider impacts on protected wildlife and violated the precautionary principle.

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