Nature law legislation is a dangerous backward step
Australia’s nature laws are broken. They are allowing the destruction of our forests and waterways and pushing iconic species towards extinction.
24 March 2025
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WWF welcomes critical funding for Australian protected areas
WWF-Australia has welcomed Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s commitment of $250 million for protected areas as a critical step towards protecting 30% of...
22 March 2025
Is this Australia’s loneliest echidna? Pakana Rangers are determined to find out
It was a totally unexpected sight. No-one had seen an echidna on Lungtalanana Island in Bass Strait for decades. It was feared any survivors were wiped out in...
20 March 2025
Premier Minns: You promised the Great Koala National Park, it’s time to deliver
Conservation groups have published an open letter calling on Premier Chris Minns to declare the full 176,000 hectares assessed as the Great Koala National Park.
5 March 2025
New report says green iron is Australia’s economic sweet spot
A new report from Deloitte and WWF-Australia has confirmed that producing iron in Australia with renewable hydrogen is the best way for Australia to remain...
5 March 2025
“Extraordinary”… search finds 59 greater gliders in one night
Ecologists have counted up to 59 endangered greater gliders per night during spotlight searches of healthy forest on the New South Wales Southern Tablelands.
3 March 2025
WWF welcomes investment in Australia’s green iron future
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed the federal government’s announcement of a $1 billion Green Iron Investment Fund and support for the...
20 February 2025
Report says NSW can end native forest logging and maintain regional jobs
A new report details how New South Wales can transition out of native forest logging while sustaining regional jobs.
17 February 2025
Spotting ngunba: the moment rangers jumped for joy
Djabugay Bulmba Rangers in Far North Queensland jumped out of their chairs and yelled with excitement when they saw the unmistakable shape of a platypus.
6 February 2025
The cost of preventing extinction of Australia’s priority species
A new study has estimated it would cost $15.6 billion per year for 30 years to prevent extinction for 99 of Australia’s priority species.
4 February 2025
WWF welcomes $2 billion investment in green aluminium
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed a plan from the federal government to support and accelerate Australia’s aluminium industry to shift to...
20 January 2025
It’s nuts!!!! A koala oasis in a sea of macadamias
What was once a treeless field in a nut plantation in northern NSW has become “a koala oasis in a sea of macadamias”.
20 January 2025