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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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Easy ways to help nature in Australia

24 February 2024
There are many things that every person can do to help nature in Australia, and lots of them are very easy and also provide benefits to you.
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Harry Potter and the Disenchanted Wildlife: how light and sound shows can harm nocturnal animals

9 February 2024
Lights and wildlife don't mix. Read how the growing popularity of artificial light shows could be sending our suburbs silent.
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Allowing duck hunting to continue in Victoria is shameful and part of a disturbing trend

30 January 2024
The Victorian government has confirmed duck and quail hunting will continue in the state. The controversial decision is a rejection of recommendations by a bipartisan parliamentary committee which recommended ending native bird hunting this year.
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The major causes of nature loss in Australia

24 January 2024
Nature in Australia has suffered major losses which are not slowing. From invasive species to government policies, here are the main causes...
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Climate change and nature loss are our biggest environmental problems - so why isn’t the market tackling them together?

16 January 2024
New research suggests we can act to boost the climate and nature at the same time; if we can improve the way market incentives work - Australian farmers can play a key role in ecosystem repair.
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How do we know Australia is in a biodiversity crisis? A summary of the science

15 January 2024
This article summarises the findings of many studies about how Australia's native plants, animals and ecosystems are doing. The results show that Australia is in a biodiversity crisis.
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8 ways to tone down the Christmas lights to help wildlife - and why we should

12 December 2023
The Australian government has launched a campaign asking people to “switch off light pollution” to protect wildlife. So, what does the science say? Should we rethink Christmas lights?
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Can the government’s new market mechanism help save nature? Yes – if we get the devil out of the detail

6 December 2023
Australians woke up this morning to discover they had a nature repair market, after the legislation passed late last night. Except it won’t be called a market, and it won’t include biodiversity offsets.
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We must assess ‘cumulative impacts’ to protect nature from death by a thousand cuts

30 October 2023
Australia’s national environment protection law ignores the big picture; here we look at the how multiple projects can have a cumulative impact on nature, and what needs to change.
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Humpback whales hold lore for Traditional Custodians. But laws don’t protect species for their cultural significance

3 October 2023
For saltwater people of Australia’s east and west coasts, humpback whales hold important lore in the form of stories , yet protecting species for their cultural significance is not possible under Australian law. Here's why we need this to change.
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