Budget leaves nature shortchanged
Tonight’s federal budget has fallen short in delivering the funding needed to protect threatened species and regenerate nature, said WWF-Australia.
14 May 2024
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Australia’s habitat protection laws “ineffective, woefully underused”, new report finds
A new report has slammed national and state habitat protection laws as “ineffective and woefully underused”.
14 May 2024
188 breaches of new condition designed to protect greater gliders
Conservation groups are demanding an urgent investigation and prosecution after detecting 188 alleged breaches by Forestry Corp NSW of a new condition designed...
3 May 2024
Endangered eastern quolls back at Booderee
Booderee National Park is once again home to eastern quolls with 19 of the species released into a new purpose-built wildlife enclosure.
21 April 2024
WWF welcomes Qld’s strong new climate and renewables laws
As climate change ravages the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland has just passed two new laws setting strong climate and renewable energy targets.
18 April 2024
Devastating GBR coral bleaching map must prompt strong climate action from the Australian government
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia is urging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to take strong climate action in response to potentially the largest loss of...
17 April 2024
Australian EPA is a potential “game-changer”, but comprehensive package of reforms are needed to prevent extinctions
Plans to establish a new federal watchdog to enforce Australia’s environment laws are welcome and must be followed by a comprehensive package of reforms to...
16 April 2024
Australia setting poor example on emissions targets as global mass bleaching event confirmed
The heat stress damaging coral across most of the Great Barrier Reef is now officially part of a global mass bleaching event.
16 April 2024
Plan for Australian-made renewables will benefit people and the planet
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed the Prime Minister’s vision to make Australia a world leader in renewable manufacturing and exports.
11 April 2024
WWF welcomes $1b investment in Australian-made solar panels
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed the announcement of a $1 billion fund to grow Australia’s solar panel manufacturing industry.
28 March 2024
First-ever platypus translocation in NSW results in breeding success
Scientists and researchers have discovered a juvenile platypus in the Royal National Park, less than a year after ten platypuses were returned to the park...
21 March 2024
5th mass bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef in 8 years
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia is deeply concerned by the official declaration of another mass coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef – the...
8 March 2024