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• Australians voted for real action on climate change

  (Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:01 +1000)

  WWF congratulates Julia Gillard on becoming the next Prime Minister of Australia, and calls on Ms Gillard to use the opportunity to implement a price on carbon as her number one priority in this term of government.

  "A key reason the Greens and Independents Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott chose to support a Labor Government is because of a desire for strong action on climate change," said Dermot O'Gorman, WWF-Australia's CEO.

  "Prime Minister Gillard must now work with the Parliament to ensure action is taken."

  WWF is calling on all sides of politics to support the passing of an emissions trading scheme within...

• Australia a step closer to action on climate change

  (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:01 +1000)

  WWF welcomes today's policy announcement by the Labor Party and the Greens that if they form government, action will be taken on climate change by putting a price on pollution.

  "It is important that our political leaders are talking seriously about a price on pollution, which can only be a good thing for our economy and environment," said WWF-Australia's Head of Climate Change, Kellie Caught.

  "The Australian public has said time and time again that they want action on climate change and that they support a price on pollution.

  "However, it is disappointing that no time frame was set for introducing legislation. The...

• Australian children at risk from dangerous pesticides

  (Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:01 +1000)

  A new study linking pesticides with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children is alarming at a time when Australia?s outdated pesticides laws are failing to protect human health and the environment from dangerous chemicals.

  A US-based study released late last week shows a mother's exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides during pregnancy was a strong predictor of attention-related problems in her child.

  OP pesticides are used in Australia on fruit and vegetable crops, sugar cane, cotton, cereals and pastures, home gardens and on food-producing and domestic animals.

  "In Australia we are told over and again that authorised pesticides are safe yet we are...