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Minn's Government Koala National Park decision a major boost for nature

The Biodiversity Council has welcomed the NSW Government’s landmark decision to create the full 176,000-hectare Great Koala National Park.
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The Biodiversity Council acknowledges the First Peoples of the lands and waters of Australia, and pays respect to their Elders, past, present and future and expresses gratitude for long and ongoing custodianship of Country.

The Biodiversity Council is an independent expert group founded by 11 Australian universities to promote evidence-based solutions to Australia’s biodiversity crisis. It receives funding from 11 university partners and The Ian Potter Foundation, The Ross Trust, Trawalla Foundation, The Rendere Trust, Isaacson Davis Foundation, Coniston Charitable Trust and Angela Whitbread.



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The drivers of algal blooms in Australia: What causes algae to go from friend to foe?

7 August 2025
We spoke to an expert to better understand how algal blooms form, like the catastrophic bloom impacting South Australia, and how to reduce the likelihood of harmful blooms in the future.
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What emergency intervention to save the world’s only mass-breeding cuttlefish population from a toxic bloom might look like

30 July 2025
The next generation of Australia's unique giant cuttlefish are at risk if SA's toxic algal bloom spreads to the small breeding site. Experts warn that timing is critical when considering an emergency intervention to save a portion of the population.
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Experts outline human drivers of harmful SA algal bloom, and how we can better prepare for future

17 July 2025
The prolonged harmful algal bloom off the coast of South Australia is killing a shocking number of marine species. Marine experts outline how we can take action to avoid and prepare for future blooms.
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Latest NSW State of the Environment report paints bleak picture, here’s what’s needed to change that.

8 July 2025
The latest NSW State of the Environment report documents that the environment has continued to decline over the past three years. Experts provide commentary on the necessary changes that need to happen to reverse this.
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Experts commend new South Australian Biodiversity Act and flag important next steps

1 July 2025
The Biodiversity Council has commended South Australia’s government on passing the new South Australian Biodiversity Act through parliament.
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Roundtable restarts environmental law reform consultation

20 June 2025
The Biodiversity Council welcomed the opportunity to contribute to Minister Watt's roundtable on environmental law reform yesterday.
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Webinar: Findings from the third annual Biodiversity Concerns Survey

16 April 2025
Welcome to this webinar where we discuss findings from the third annual Biodiversity Concerns Survey, a representative survey of 3,500 Australians exploring their attitudes to a range of biodiversity issues.
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Most store-bought bee hotels are toxic to native bees, here’s how to build your own

4 April 2025
Native bee populations are under threat from land clearing, pesticide use and the impacts of climate change. Bee hotels are a great way of providing essential habitat to these struggling pollinators, but store-bought hotels may not be up to the task.
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What’s in the 2025-26 federal budget for nature?

1 April 2025
The federal budget was released on Tuesday 25 March. We have examined it with a fine-tooth comb to see what it held for nature. Here are some of our insights.
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The PM says the Maguean skate is fine, what does the science say?

25 March 2025
The Prime Minister has argued Maugean skate numbers are the same as they were a decade ago, but that figure is only a small piece of a more complex situation that suggests the future of this species is uncertain.
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