Australia’s new wave of anti-protest laws should worry all who care about the environment and freedom of expression.
![Activists take part in "March In March For Forests" on March 24, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. The "March in March for Forests" is a nationwide mass mobilisation event organised by the Bob Brown Foundation to advocate for the protection of native forests. This event aims to raise awareness about the urgent need to end native forest logging and promote conservation efforts to safeguard wild nature and biodiversity. [Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2108333863-1719575787.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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Conservationists stage blockades, tree sits in protest at plans for a mining waste facility in Tasmania’s forests.
![Chinese-owned MMG wants to build a new Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) at the Rosebery mine in Tasmania [Courtesy of Bob Brown Foundation]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/An-exisiting-tailings-dam-at-the-Rosebery-mine-Supplied-Bob-Brown-Foundation-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Experts fear COVID-19 may inflict greater toll on remote Indigenous communities due to limited access to medical care.
The agriculture and tourism industries are feeling the worst effects of Australia’s devastating bushfire season.
In Western Australia, state appears to be backtracking on letting traditional owners decide what is best for the land.
Cultural tourism can address issues such as suicide and unemployment, but corporations seek to mine resource-rich areas.
East coast of Australia has one of the highest rates of land-clearing, adding pressure on the besieged natural wonder.
