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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

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

Aerial view of Hardy Reef, home to the Heart Reef, in the Great Barrier Reef

These images were taken on 20 June 2017 by a drone to assess if the Heart Reef has been bleached.

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

Aerial image of a bulldozer clearing trees for an urban expansion near Ipswich, southeast Queensland

WWF calls on parliament to pass strong nature laws that close deforestation loopholes

WWF-Australia has called on parliament to strengthen reforms to Australia’s environment laws and close loopholes that allow native forests to be bulldozed and...

30 October 2025

Forests of Gumbaynggirr Country (Bellingen, NSW).

Environment groups welcome new enforcement powers and increases in penalties for nature laws

Three of the country’s biggest environment groups have welcomed the confirmation from Environment Minister Murray Watt that the federal government’s soon-to-be...

24 October 2025

3 images of a greater glider family taken from a livestream camera inside a tree hollow, Tallaganda State Forest, NSW

World-first livestream reveals amazing new insights into greater glider behaviour

A world first livestream from the hollow of endangered greater gliders has filmed stunning parental behaviour never before witnessed.

16 June 2025

Industry, community and environment, union and science leaders unite in urgent call for EPBC Act reform

In an unprecedented show of unity and in the face of the escalating impacts of climate change and rapid biodiversity loss, industry, community and...

29 May 2025

Sunlight illuminating coral - Great Barrier Reef

New Australian government must deliver early and decisive action on nature and climate

WWF-Australia has congratulated Anthony Albanese and Labor on victory in the federal election and urged him to deliver bold action on nature and climate in his...

3 May 2025

Stock photo of a koala hanging on a eucalypt tree in Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Next Government must place nature front and centre this election

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia is calling on all political parties and independents to make nature a priority in this federal election.

28 March 2025

Aerial view tropical rainforest, forest tree texture and background.

Nature-wrecking bill undermines budget commitments

The Albanese Government has undermined modest commitments to nature in tonight’s budget by rushing through destructive changes to Australia’s environment laws,...

25 March 2025

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