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Electric Car Discount review must drive clean energy transition and cost-of-living relief

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The National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association (NALSPA) has today welcomed the federal government’s announcement of the statutory review of the Electric Car Discount, noting that the policy continues to be highly effective in encouraging Australians to make the switch to cleaner cars. The federal government announced today that next year it will review … Continued

NAB shareholders owning $9.74bn in shares call on the bank to do better on deforestation

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Investors owning $9.74 billion of shares in Australia’s largest agribusiness bank have backed a resolution calling on NAB to disclose deforestation linked to its lending.* The resolution on disclosure of financed deforestation, facilitated by the Australian Conservation Foundation and co-filed by SIX, Australian Ethical, Melior Investment Management, was supported by 13.98% of shares voted at … Continued

Droughts lasting longer across Australia, study shows

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A study tracking not only the forces that drive drought but the damage it leaves behind has revealed that droughts have lasted longer in Australia in recent decades, especially in areas with the most people and farms. UNSW researchers analysed drought trends across Australia between 1911 and 2020 based on rainfall shortages and falling river and … Continued

One of world’s largest reef restoration trials during Reef spawning

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Photos and video available: PDP NORTH DEC 2025 – FotoWeb The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has led one of the world’s largest reef restoration tests on a coral reef ecosystem during the recent mass spawning on the Great Barrier Reef. Under the Pilot Deployments Program (PDP), spawn was collected in partnership with locally based … Continued

WWF: still a long way to go for koala recovery

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Great Koala National Park a crucial reform Pictures here: https://dams.wwf.org.au/resourcespace/?c=6411&k=b158cd6a3a There is still a long road ahead to recover koala populations in New South Wales. That’s the response from the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia to the baseline estimate, released today, that there are 274,000 koalas in the state. “We welcome the NSW government’s considerable … Continued

New koala population estimates offer hope–not complacency

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SYDNEY (December 11, 2025)—New statewide modelling detailed by the NSW Government today suggesting there may be as many as 274,000 koalas in New South Wales does not mean NSW can relax its stance on the need for more robust koala protections.  The increase in modelled populations reflects improved detection techniques and better survey coverage, allowing … Continued

Global partnership delivers major conservation win in NSW

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The Nature Conservancy Australia welcomes the NSW Government’s landmark purchase of Corinya and Tasman stations — collectively known as the Tasman Corinya property — spanning 71,866 hectares of ecologically rich and culturally significant land in central west New South Wales.   This major conservation milestone was made possible through collaboration and a generous contribution of … Continued

BOTANIC GARDENS OF SYDNEY LAUNCHES INAUGURAL WRITERS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM

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Expressions of interest are now open for Australian writers to create works inspired by nature at the nation’s oldest scientific institution.   Botanic Gardens of Sydney has launched its inaugural Writers in Residence Program.   Two Australian writers will be chosen to create new works inspired by the Gardens, with behind-the-scenes access granted to the … Continued