New report calls for Pacific-wide action to protect whale corridors
A new report launched today ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum is calling for coordinated action to protect the ocean migration routes that connect whales,...
28 August 2026
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Rare chance to have your say on Australia’s marine parks
The federal government today opened consultation on the review of management plans for most of the nation’s commonwealth marine parks.
31 July 2026
WWF welcomes ban on coal and gas using koala park carbon credits
WWF-Australia has welcomed the NSW Government's commitment to prevent carbon credits generated through the Great Koala National Park from being sold to coal...
29 July 2026
Time to farewell beer snakes – 12 million plastic cups wasted at Aussie stadiums each year
They’re a symbol of Aussie larrikinism – the stadium beer snake made from plastic cups. But they’re also one of the most conspicuous examples of the single use...
28 July 2026
Fossil fuels receive four times more government support than renewables: new report
Australia’s bid to be both a renewable energy superpower and a major fossil fuel exporter is putting its economic future at risk, according to a new...
24 July 2026
New figures expose NSW Government’s failure to rein in land clearing
New figures reveal the NSW Government has failed to deliver on its promise to stop runaway land clearing, says WWF-Australia.
21 July 2026
Australia’s dangerous seas: longline fishery kills 100 turtles
The longline fishery operating on Australia’s east coast has accidentally killed 101 marine turtles since 2018, according to Commonwealth Fishery logbooks.
16 July 2026
Oceania’s First Voices leaders unite in Canberra to prepare for COP31
Eight leaders from Aboriginal Australian, Fijian, Solomon Islands and Aotearoa communities have gathered in Canberra this week for Oceania First Voices (OFV),...
15 July 2026
First-ever koala chlamydia vaccine implant inserted into a wild koala
In what’s been hailed as a “massive breakthrough”, a chlamydia vaccine implant has been administered to a wild koala for the first time.
13 July 2026
UNESCO says Australia must do more to protect the Reef as ‘super El Niño’ looms
UNESCO’s draft decision (page 79) on the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status makes clear Australia must do more to build the Reef’s resilience and...
6 July 2026
Alarm bells ringing on Australia’s spiny crayfish
To the scientists and ecologists working to save them, Australia’s Euastacus crayfish species are fascinating, living relics from a time long ago.
9 June 2026
Green trade statecraft needed to unlock Australia’s $100b green iron opportunity
A new report from WWF-Australia warns Australia could miss out on a $100 billion green iron and steel industry if the federal government doesn’t do more to...
5 June 2026