Multinational green corporations such as World Wildlife Fund are taking millions of dollars from well-meaning and naive people concerned about the welfare of a very cute, but irruptive species that is in absolutely no danger of extinction — the koala. These ‘charities’ are subsidised by Australian taxpayers. Supposedly conservative governments are falling over themselves to jump on the bandwagon seeking green votes.
The Nine Entertainment newspapers claim a new koala protection policy will be launched next Monday by federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley, potentially putting the Morrison Government on a collision course with state leaders. Whatever happens, a bidding war for green votes, on both sides of politics, at all three levels of government, will continue to escalate.
Ley’s $18 million koala bid is...
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