Australia’s dangerous seas: longline fishery kills 100 turtles
The longline fishery operating on Australia’s east coast has accidentally killed 101 marine turtles since 2018, according to Commonwealth Fishery logbooks.
16 July 2026
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Oceania’s First Voices leaders unite in Canberra to prepare for COP31
Eight leaders from Aboriginal Australian, Fijian, Solomon Islands and Aotearoa communities have gathered in Canberra this week for Oceania First Voices (OFV),...
15 July 2026
First-ever koala chlamydia vaccine implant inserted into a wild koala
In what’s been hailed as a “massive breakthrough”, a chlamydia vaccine implant has been administered to a wild koala for the first time.
13 July 2026
UNESCO says Australia must do more to protect the Reef as ‘super El Niño’ looms
UNESCO’s draft decision (page 79) on the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status makes clear Australia must do more to build the Reef’s resilience and...
6 July 2026
Alarm bells ringing on Australia’s spiny crayfish
To the scientists and ecologists working to save them, Australia’s Euastacus crayfish species are fascinating, living relics from a time long ago.
9 June 2026
Green trade statecraft needed to unlock Australia’s $100b green iron opportunity
A new report from WWF-Australia warns Australia could miss out on a $100 billion green iron and steel industry if the federal government doesn’t do more to...
5 June 2026
The good, the bad and the unnecessary of plastic packaging recognised at inaugural Unpackit Awards
The inaugural Unpackit Awards shine a light on the thousands of tonnes of needless plastic packaging that gets thrown away every year – and acknowledge the...
3 June 2026
Record temperatures ahead: UN report is a warning Australia cannot ignore
A new UN climate outlook predicting record global temperatures in the next five years is a warning Australia cannot ignore, said WWF‑Australia.
28 May 2026
Budget opens the door – but Australia must go further to deliver energy security and protect nature
Tonight’s federal budget reflects the challenges of rapid global disruption, but there is an opportunity for Australia to better deliver long-term energy...
12 May 2026
This photo changed everything – the return of Boorubee
Indigenous rangers are celebrating the return of koalas to the Minyumai Indigenous Protected Area south of Evans Head, New South Wales.
5 May 2026
New Environmental Standards will do little to protect nature
WWF-Australia has warned the draft National Environmental Standard released today won’t deliver for nature.
30 April 2026
Fossil fuel model of energy security is broken and leaves Australia exposed: new report
A new report reveals Australia is one of the most exposed countries in the Indo-Pacific under a fossil fuel-based energy security model, yet has the most to...
29 April 2026