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New study finds Australia's extinction tally is far greater than previously recognised
Between one to three species of insects and other native invertebrates, such as pollinators and other beneficial species like earthworms, are becoming extinct in Australia every week, and about 9000 have become extinct since European arrival in 1788.
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New study finds Australia's extinction tally is far greater than previously recognised
9 December 2024
Between one to three species of insects and other native invertebrates, such as pollinators and other beneficial species like earthworms, are becoming extinct in Australia every week, and about 9000 have become extinct since European arrival in 1788.
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Adelaide Study finds visiting National Parks makes people healthier saving health system $140M/year
28 November 2024
New research adds to the pool of studies that show National Parks provide a total economic benefit worth 50 times more than the cost of running the parks and recommends new parks in low socio-economic areas.
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Biodiversity Council welcome government investment in H5N1 bird flu virus response
14 October 2024
Today the Australian Government announced more than $100 million to fight the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, which has killed millions of animals overseas, including wild birds and mammals, and livestock.
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‘Nature-negative’ – the federal government subsidies harming biodiversity
7 October 2024
The Australian Government spends around 50 times more on subsidising activities that harm the environment than it spends on helping biodiversity each year, according to an assessment undertaken by Biodiversity Council
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Vic Gov ignore wishes and lore of Traditional Custodians and advice of scientists about killing dingoes
25 September 2024
The Biodiversity Council is deeply disappointed by the decision of the Victorian Allan Government to continue to allow the killing of dingoes in Victoria.
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Biodiversity Council back crossbench call to end unfair legal exemptions for forestry industry
23 September 2024
The Biodiversity Council strongly support the position of the crossbench in calling for an end to the carve-out of native forest logging from national environmental law.
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Experts urge PM to establish robust EPA and EIA
18 September 2024
Leading Australian scientists and First Nations experts are calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to deliver on Labor's election commitment and establish an effective national environmental protection agency.
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Australia needs a strong independent environmental regulator
3 September 2024
Biodiversity Council responds to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's EPA comments.
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Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report shows that the reef is in serious trouble
26 August 2024
The 2024 Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report has just been released by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). Here is what our experts had to say.
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Damning audit of NSW threatened species programs highlights that conservation can’t run on crumbs
19 August 2024
A government audit has just delivered a damning report on the NSW Government’s programs to care for threatened species highlighting a massive gap in funding
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