Environmental fixes are futile when more is spent supporting harm, natural resource managers say. Photo: Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS

Australia's efforts to tackle climate change and fix environmental issues have been branded futile when less is spent on programs to restore nature than on those supporting its destruction.

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The warning comes on the back of a landmark report into climate risks facing the nation as the government promises to patch up a "broken" system.

Environment Minister Murray Watt told the Landcare Australia conference on Tuesday he was trying to emulate the organisatio

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