| Source: | 7.30 Report |
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| Published: | Tuesday, October 7, 2008 8:31 AEST |
| Expires: | Monday, January 5, 2009 8:31 AEST |
According to a major new survey nearly 800 Australian fish, birds and plant species are headed for extinction. One of the animals at risk is the woylie. In the past five years, tens of thousands of these tiny kangaroo-like marsupials have simply dropped dead.
Former RBA boss Ian Macfarlane blames the global financial "mess" on bonus-hungry executives.
It is time to pay our politicians properly, says former Liberal MP Bruce Baird.
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