Extinction of the Bramble Cay Melomys highlights Australia’s species crisis
WWF is calling on all political parties to dedicate more funding to the implementation of the country’s Threatened Species Strategy which aims to reverse...
14 June 2016
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Three weeks left to make this the Reef election
The Reef needs a rescue package similar in size to the $13 billion in funding committed to saving the Murray-Darling Basin
13 June 2016
THE DRAFT SCORECARD: Which policies will save threatened species, address climate change and protect the Reef?
With just three weeks to go until polling day, WWF-Australia has called on the major parties to release their full suite of environment policies.
10 June 2016
Labor's marine parks policy a welcome step forward
Scientific evidence demonstrates that marine sanctuaries help reefs recover from coral bleaching
9 June 2016
“Attack of the slime” on the Great Barrier Reef
Dramatic new images show once beautiful coral on the Great Barrier Reef now covered in brown slime.
7 June 2016
ALP Reef policy a good first step but funding falls far short
Package will not be enough to secure 69,000 Reef jobs along the Queensland coast
30 May 2016
Environmental disaster unfolding on the Reef
One-third of corals in the 1000km stretch of the Reef north of Cairns are now dead or dying.
30 May 2016
Proposed new dams would make the Reef “even more stuffed with a capital S”
We believe we can have increased agricultural productivity and a healthy Reef
26 May 2016
ReachTEL poll: Mining states WA and Qld turn off fossil fuel subsidies
With the election just weeks away, neither the Government nor Opposition have yet committed to phasing out the subsidies.
18 May 2016
New report: East coast electricity market in urgent need of modernising
Australian needs to shift towards a modern, 21st Century renewable energy grid
17 May 2016
High performance buildings open the door to Australia's climate future
Australia’s building sector can deliver up to 28% of Australia’s 2030 emissions reduction target
12 May 2016
WWF welcomes announcement on the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative
Transparency about payments the resources sector makes to governments is essential to stamp out corruption
9 May 2016