In August 2024, one of Australia’s most controversial environmental groups launched a bold legal challenge to an Andrew Forrest-backed wind project in northern Queensland. Just more than 18 months and $600,000 later, the organisation – technically – no longer exists.
Rainforest Reserves Australia was established in 2016 by a group of veteran conservationists determined to protect endangered wildlife via sanctuaries and revegetation programs in Queensland, but it has recently become a thorn in the side of the renewable energy industry.