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Scientists and young people send joint letter to PM about intergenerational failure of the budget on nature
Deep frustration with the budget has led more than 400 scientists, young people, Indigenous leaders, and conservation experts to write collectively to the Prime Minister and Treasurer, pleading for adequate funding to stop rapid nature loss.
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Scientists and young people send joint letter to PM about intergenerational failure of the budget on nature
2 June 2026
Deep frustration with the budget has led more than 400 scientists, young people, Indigenous leaders, and conservation experts to write collectively to the Prime Minister and Treasurer, pleading for adequate funding to stop rapid nature loss.
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Olive the Bug Girl is calling for more biodiversity legends to help protect invertebrates
29 May 2026
Yirritja actress Merranda Thatcher, who plays internationally acclaimed social media character @olivethebuggirl, is calling on biodiversity legends from across Australia to help protect all insects from extinction.
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The damage caused to nature by Australia’s biggest 200 companies
27 May 2026
Our new report identifies the industries and individual companies with the most harmful impacts on nature through water use, greenhouse gas emissions, land clearing, and pollution.
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Webinar: 2026-27 Federal Budget Breakdown - what's in it for nature?
21 May 2026
Experts unpack the funding allocated to nature conservation in the federal budget. We also cover why governments should stop looking to the private sector to meet conservation funding shortfalls.
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Could entrepreneurial nature finance approaches fill the nature funding gap? Results from global review
21 May 2026
A new global review has found that nature finance and biodiversity markets alone are not a silver bullet for closing conservation funding gaps, with governments and philanthropy set to remain essential for protecting and restoring nature.
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What’s in the 2026-27 federal budget for nature?
15 May 2026
The 2026-27 federal budget was released on Tuesday 12 May. We have closely examined it to see what it held for nature. Here are some of our insights.
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Join Kai, protect the night sky. Light pollution is stealing the stars and hurting cultural knowledge.
14 May 2026
Young Indigenous astronomer and ecologist Kai Lane speaks about how light pollution is impacting not just wildlife but also Indigenous cultural knowledge and practices.
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Four major problems with the draft National Environmental Standard tasked with protecting threatened species
11 May 2026
The new National Environmental Standard for Matters of National Environmental Significance, or MNES, is not adequate to halt the decline of our most precious species and places. Here are 4 reasons why.
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Biodiversity Council warns: handing environmental approval powers to states is premature and high-risk
30 April 2026
The Biodiversity Council has called on the federal government to scrap plans to hand national environmental approval powers to states and territories until strong National Environmental Standards (NES) have been developed.
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Webinar: Fixing federal nature spending - changing government investment from harming to helping
24 April 2026
Experts examine current federal spending on nature and unpack how to redirect public funding to better support nature, including strengthening Indigenous-led management of Desert Country.
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