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The passage of new laws to protect and repair nature demonstrates the Australian parliament is up to the task of serious economic reform that promotes prosperity, the Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation said today. The reformed Act will deliver national environmental standards, establish an independent national EPA and provide much needed protection of carbon … Continued
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For the first time, Australia’s forests will be covered by national nature protection laws, with legislation going to the Senate today. “This new law means genuine progress for nature protection in Australia,” said Australian Conservation Foundation CEO Kelly O’Shanassy. “This will give our forests, which are home to unique Australian wildlife like the koala and … Continued
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETHURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER, 2025 THE CLIMATE COUNCIL congratulates Labor and the Greens for passing laws that strengthen protection for native forests and accelerate environmentally responsible renewable power. But the Council warns the Albanese Government is failing the climate test by giving new coal and gas projects a free pass on climate pollution. Climate … Continued
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WWF-Australia welcomes strengthened reforms to Australia’s nature laws that will give nature a fighting chance. “We congratulate the government and the Greens for working together on substantial changes to ensure our nature laws do what they are supposed to do: protect nature,” said Dermot O’Gorman, WWF-Australia’s CEO. “Nature now has a fighting chance.” … Continued
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CANBERRA (November 27, 2025)—Humane World for Animals says Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt’s reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, amended in negotiation with the Greens, should give Australian wildlife a “fighting chance” for the future. Humane World for Animals Australia’s Campaign Director, Nicola Beynon, said: “The reformed laws must be a new … Continued
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Media conference 10am TODAY @ Supreme Court in Brisbane Today Adani formally dropped their five and a half year claims against Ben Pennings in the Supreme Court of Queensland. Many of their allegations had already been struck out by the Court. Their claim to damages had also been reduced from $600 million to $6m … Continued
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Key Facts: Grassland quality continues to decline with ongoing negative impacts on endangered wildlife, despite the Melbourne Strategic Assessment’s conservation goals. Only 25% of the planned 15,000 ha Western Grassland Reserve has been acquired, with no progress on the 1,200 ha Grassy Eucalypt Woodland purchase. Poor compliance with federal and state nature laws, including instances … Continued
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Snowy Hydro Limited has been fined $60,000 after sediment impacted water entered Talbingo Reservoir and the Yarrangobilly River in separate incidents in May and July 2025. For the May incident, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) found that water carrying sediment from stockpiles of tunnel boring material flowed into an unnamed waterway and Talbingo Reservoir after … Continued
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A major statewide campaign is rolling out across New South Wales over summer to the end of April 2026 to sound the alarm on the serious and ongoing dangers of asbestos in homes and buildings. Timed to coincide with National Asbestos Awareness Week, held annually in late November, the campaign urges the community to stop, … Continued
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Key Facts: – UNSW Professor leading the way on intiatives to store carbon in wetland environments – Past work has helped restore badly damaged environments across Australia – Latest project aims to restore coastal habitats in Fiji with ‘floating mangroves’ Growing up among the estuaries of New York state, studying abroad on Australia’s coastline, and … Continued
