Australia prepares tax penalty attack on environmental advocacy groups

Laurance, Susan, and Laurance, Bill (2014) Australia prepares tax penalty attack on environmental advocacy groups. Ecologist, 13 June 2014.

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[Extract] It's fine for 'green' groups to plant trees, or rescue baby flying foxes, write Susan & Bill Laurance. But when they campaign for the environment, right wing politicians see red, Moves are now afoot to strip advocacy groups of their charitable status, reflecting a broader clamp down on eco-activism across the Asia Pacific region in China, Cambodia, Lao and India.

Item ID: 40255
Item Type: Article (Commentary)
ISSN: 0261-3131
Keywords: Australia, charitable organisations, environmental advocacy, environmental groups, tax-free status
Date Deposited: 29 Oct 2015 01:23
FoR Codes: 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity @ 100%
SEO Codes: 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9608 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity > 960899 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of Environments not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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