Inquiry takes aim at green charities that get political

20 Apr 2015

Friends of the Earth is among the environmental groups that have been criticised in some quarters as ‘anti-jobs’.
Friends of the Earth is among the environmental groups that have been criticised in some quarters as ‘anti-jobs’.

By PETER BURDON.-

The almost 600 environmental groups that hold tax-deductibility status in Australia are being scrutinised by a Federal Government inquiry, with reports that more than 100 of them face being struck off the list.

Some, like the state and territory Conservation Councils and Environmental Defenders Offices, are still reeling from cuts to their programmes and core funding.

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