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Two turtles swim over a landscape of bleached coral on the Southern Great Barrier Reef, Jan-March 2024

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

Coal and gas commitment threatens Queensland’s future

The Crisafulli Government’s commitment to keep coal-fired power stations running longer and invest in new expensive gas threatens the future of Queensland’s...

10 October 2025

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WWF-Australia: keeping coal hurts Queensland’s future

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today expressed disappointment at the Queensland government’s decision to keep coal-fired power stations running...

8 April 2025

WWF stands ready to work with the new LNP government on crucial environmental issues

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today said it is looking forward to working with the new LNP government on the crucial environmental issues that...

28 October 2024

Hardy Reef= aerial view. Great Barrier Reef

WWF appeals to LNP to honour the deal made with Queenslanders on the climate target

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia is deeply concerned by Opposition Leader David Crisafulli’s statement that coal fired power could be used indefinitely.

11 October 2024

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.

WWF welcomes Qld’s strong new climate and renewables laws

As climate change ravages the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland has just passed two new laws setting strong climate and renewable energy targets.

18 April 2024

New climate law is a Valentine’s Day gift to people and nature

Queensland has delivered a Valentine’s Day gift to people and nature with the introduction of new laws to raise the state’s emissions reduction targets, said...

14 February 2024

New Qld Premier ramps up emissions target as challenges to way of life loom

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today congratulated Steven Miles on becoming Queensland Premier and welcomed that he will set a new 2035 emissions...

15 December 2023

Tree thinning= Western Downs= Queensland

Queensland remains the land clearing capital of Australia

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia said land is still being cleared in Queensland at an alarming rate, following the release of the SLATS report which...

16 December 2022

Drone surveys reveal no “man drought” for green turtles threatened by climate change

Drone surveys of green turtles off Queensland’s Heron Island have found there is not yet a “man drought” as there were just as many males as females turning up...

6 December 2022

Acting on UNESCO recommendations critical for Reef and Australia’s reputation on global stage

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has called on the Federal and Queensland Governments to adopt recommendations to protect the Great Barrier Reef...

29 November 2022

Aerial view of cattle grazing near Rockhampton= Queensland

Saving trees could generate $4.4 billion in carbon farming projects for Qld graziers

A new report finds improved government support to help Queensland’s beef industry retain and regrow trees could generate $4.4 billion in carbon farming...

19 October 2022