Animal Rights Group Takes Government to Court Over 1,000 Koala Cull

An animal rights group believes the decision to kill 1000 koalas in the wake of a bushfire could not have been authorised under existing laws.

This picture taken on April 6, 2024 shows a native Australian koala being held by a keeper during a show for tourists at Hartley's Crocodile Adventure Park located north of the Queensland city of Cairns in Australia. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

An animal rights group has gone to court hoping to invalidate an earlier directive under the Victorian Labor government to cull 1,000 koalas in March.

Australians for Animals New South Wales (NSW) filed the motion for a judicial review in the Victorian Supreme Court, according to a press release.