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The ambitious trial to reintroduce native marsupial species into Sturt National Park is on track, say Wild Deserts conservationists. Western quolls, bilbies and golden bandicoots are slowly taking back a ‘low-cat’ area of the desert – the massive Wild Training Zone of more than 100km2 in Sturt National Park in NSW. The resurgence of … Continued
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Key Facts: Strong, emotional talking points and topics: Is racing doing enough to show the public what really happens behind the scenes? Can you really love horses and still go to the races? Where do all the Melbourne Cup horses go after the races are over? Does Australia still want a racing industry? What does … Continued
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Australia’s leading animal protection organisations have united to urge Woolworths and Coles to honour their long-standing commitments to go cage-free by the end of 2025. A joint open letter has today been sent to Woolworths CEO Amanda Bardwell and Coles CEO Leah Weckert ahead of the supermarkets’ upcoming Annual General Meetings on 30 October and … Continued
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SYDNEY (28 October 2025) – It has been confirmed today that a humpback whale calf has drowned after entanglement in a shark net off Coledale Beach, near Wollongong NSW. The dead whale was found still bound in the shark net, near Wombarra. The New South Wales Government returned shark nets to 51 locations along NSW beaches this September, when the humpback migration was still well underway. “The New South Wales shark nets have always been a risk to migrating humpback whales, so we’re not surprised this tragic, avoidable, and fatal entanglement has happened. A migrating whale … Continued
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SYDNEY (27 October 2025)—Humane World for Animals Australia has applauded a motion passed by the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) last week (see wording of Motion below), calling on the Queensland State Government to modernise its primitive Shark Control Program by working with coastal councils to trial non-lethal, evidence-based technologies. The motion, passed at … Continued
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SYDNEY (27 October, 2025) — Humane World for Animals Australia says the opportunity to deliver the legislative tools required to turn around Australia’s nature crisis must not be squandered in reform of Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. Humane World for Animals Australia’s Campaign Director, Nicola Beynon, was one of the negotiators of … Continued
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After two years, the historic reintroduction program celebrates the discovery of multiple platypus juveniles born in Royal National Park. Scientists from UNSW Sydney have confirmed two successful breeding seasons in Royal National Park, with recent surveys discovering multiple juvenile platypuses born since the pioneering reintroduction of 10 founding animals in May 2023 and three … Continued
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SYDNEY (21 October 2025)—Humane World for Animals Australia is applauding City of Sydney Council and Lord Mayor Clover Moore, offering support for the Council’s plans for Sydney’s Wentworth Park that include bulldozing the site’s greyhound racing track. Recently released imagery detailed plans for Wentworth Park to include sporting fields, picnic areas and parkland. Mayor Moore highlighted that the current site … Continued
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SYDNEY (17 October 2025)—Humane World for Animals Australia says reforms to Victoria’s Wildlife Act, announced by Victoria’s Environment Minister Steve Dimopoulos today, are a step in the right direction to protect animals, but the updates fall short in what is required for adequate protection of the state’s native animals. This reform closely follows the recent … Continued
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The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is thrilled to launch its 2025 Christmas Catalogue, just in time for the festive season! With Christmas fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to start ticking off your gift list — and what better way to celebrate than by giving a gift that gives back to Australia’s most iconic animal … Continued
