Turning point for oceans as Australia joins historic high seas treaty
WWF has congratulated the Australian Government on becoming the latest country to join the High Seas Treaty, after new laws were passed in the Senate today.
23 March 2026
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WWF welcomes release of expectations for resource-hungry data centres
WWF-Australia has welcomed the release of the Albanese government’s expectations for data centres hoping to set up in Australia, but warned they must be turned...
23 March 2026
Large areas of logged native forest in NSW are not “regenerating”
Large areas of native forest in New South Wales are not recovering after logging – a devastating result for threatened species and the environment.
12 March 2026
Indigenous rangers find rarely seen animals in first camera survey of Truwana
The first camera survey ever conducted on Truwana/Cape Barren Island off Tasmania has recorded two rarely seen animals – white-footed dunnarts and blonde...
11 March 2026
Mismanagement of Antarctic krill fishery putting whales at risk
WWF has lodged an objection with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), calling for an immediate review of the certification of the Antarctic krill fishery...
2 March 2026
Data centre rush must power itself says industry, unions and environment groups
Data centres setting up shop in Australia as part of the AI boom will be required to contribute to Australian energy and skills under a proposal put to the...
26 February 2026
Reducing loneliness, building confidence, and saving greater gliders
A mix of highly skilled and amateur carpenters in New South Wales and Canberra are improving their lives by helping to save an endangered animal – a species...
16 February 2026
WWF offices come together to drive greater climate ambition at COP31
WWF-Australia, WWF-Pacific and WWF-Türkiye have come together to help connect the dots on the novel hosting solution for COP31 to drive greater climate...
27 January 2026
WWF: still a long way to go for koala recovery
There is still a long road ahead to recover koala populations in New South Wales.
11 December 2025
Energy legislation sends Queensland backwards and puts clean energy and Reef jobs at risk
The Crisafulli Government has sent Queensland backwards and put clean energy and Reef jobs at risk with the legislation to deliver a new Energy Roadmap, said...
10 December 2025
Reforms will give Australia’s nature a fighting chance
WWF-Australia welcomes strengthened reforms to Australia’s nature laws that will give nature a fighting chance.
27 November 2025
Forestry Corp’s massive fail on greater glider den tree searches
Volunteers from conservation groups have exposed Forestry Corp’s epic failure to find and protect the den trees of endangered greater gliders in New South...
21 November 2025