New polling shows overwhelming support for stronger nature laws
New YouGov polling has revealed a majority of Australians – 7 in 10 voters – say the Albanese government needs to do more to protect and restore nature.
8 October 2024
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Government must work with crossbench to strengthen and pass nature law reforms
The federal government should work with crossbenchers to strengthen and pass its long-awaited reforms to Australia’s nature laws, said WWF-Australia.
9 September 2024
Call to close logging loophole in Australia’s nature laws
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has called on Senators to strengthen reforms to Australia’s environment laws and close a loophole that allows native...
4 July 2024
EPA is welcome but won’t solve Australia’s extinction crisis
WWF-Australia has welcomed the introduction of legislation to establish a national environment protection agency, but warned it won’t be enough to solve...
29 May 2024
Australian EPA is a potential “game-changer”, but comprehensive package of reforms are needed to prevent extinctions
Plans to establish a new federal watchdog to enforce Australia’s environment laws are welcome and must be followed by a comprehensive package of reforms to...
16 April 2024
WWF calls on government to pick up pace on nature reforms
With the Nature Repair Market Bill now through the House of Representatives, the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia called on senators to work together to...
21 June 2023
Australia must commit to the recovery of all threatened species, not a select few
The Australian Government's threatened species action plan is welcome and should be followed by an investment in the development and implementation of recovery...
4 October 2022
Climate bill lays the foundation for effective climate action
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed Australia’s new climate change legislation as a foundation to build effective climate action this decade.
8 September 2022
New report card grades every federal electorate for threatened species recovery
A new report, released as a preprint, scores threatened species recovery across the nation and gives Australia an overall grade of ‘F’ – the worst possible...
7 September 2022
Koala funding must come with stronger nature laws
WWF-Australia has welcomed a $193 million commitment for koala conservation in the NSW budget, but warned the money must come with stronger laws to protect...
22 June 2021
WWF welcomes threatened species strategy, but calls for stronger nature laws
WWF-Australia has called on the Australian Government to back up their new Threatened Species Strategy by putting in place stronger environmental laws and...
21 May 2021
Bill could stop devastating decline of wildlife says WWF
WWF-Australia has welcomed a bill to establish a Commonwealth Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to finally enforce Australia’s nature laws.
22 March 2021