The State of Environment report is out, and the news isn’t good.  

Australia has lost more mammal species than anywhere else on earth, along with hundreds of plant species. The losses are down to a vicious cocktail of climate change, land clearing, pollution and feral pests. We take a deeper look with Dr Ian Cresswell, one of the co-authors of the report.   

On today’s Briefing, a deep dive into the damning State of Environment report released this week – and what, if anything, can be done to right the wrongs in terms of the environment 

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