A major review has suggested that Australia's current Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act is simply not effective (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/20/australias-environment-in-unsustainable-state-of-decline-major-review-finds). The island continent is, of course, the only home of the egg-laying Prototherian mammals (e.g. the Duck-billed platypus) and many unique pouched Marsupials (e.g. the Red-necked wallaby). Its environments are judged, however, to be 'in an unsustainable state of decline'. In essence, the laws that were set up to protect species and habitats simply don't work as they are rarely legally enforceable (or seriously enforced?). It seems that company profits and votes generally take preference over protecting Australia's unique fauna.
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