Environment programs bearing unfair share of budget repair burden, ACF says

By Peter Hannam
Updated December 5 2016 - 8:08pm, first published 7:19pm
The Green Army was a signature environment policy when Tony Abbott (left) was prime minister, and Greg Hunt (right) his environment minister. Photo: Edwina Pickles
The Green Army was a signature environment policy when Tony Abbott (left) was prime minister, and Greg Hunt (right) his environment minister. Photo: Edwina Pickles

Federal environment programs are projected to be slashed by more than a third by 2019 even as overall budget spending expands by more than 20 per cent, according to analysis by the Australian Conservation Foundation.

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