Federal government promises $50 million to save koala population from extinction

Koala in a gum tree. Eyre Peninsula. Australia.

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Some environment groups, and the Federal Opposition, claim it won't be enough to save the iconic Australian animal from extinction, unless more is done to address climate change.

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