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This term of government will be critical for nature

The Biodiversity Council congratulates the Australian Labor Party on their election victory. This term of government will be critical for nature
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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 is hosted by The University of Melbourne. 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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This term of government will be critical for nature

5 May 2025
The Biodiversity Council congratulates the Australian Labor Party on their election victory. This term of government will be critical for nature
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Major parties have a major nature policy vacuum

23 April 2025
Australia’s natural environments will be left in a worse state for future generations under the policy commitments of both major parties, according to an analysis by our panel of experts.
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Biodiversity Council welcomes policy commitment of 1 per cent of federal budget for nature

2 April 2025
The Biodiversity Council welcomes the policy commitment today from the Australian Greens to invest 1% of the federal budget in nature protection.
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Federal budget nature spending still inadequate to deliver the government’s own commitments

25 March 2025
A review of the 2025-26 federal budget has found that the Albanese Government is still far short of investing what is required to meet the Australian Government’s own environmental commitments, despite recent funding commitments for protected areas.
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Experts slam industry carve out from environmental law being rushed through parliament

24 March 2025
Environmental law amendments being rushed through parliament this week will tear another hole in Australia's green safety net, the EPBC Act.
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$250 million protected areas announcement a step towards addressing funding gap

19 March 2025
The Australian Government announced $250 million in new investment to build Australia’s protected areas network. The investment is important to enable Australia to meet our commitment to protect 30 percent of our lands and seas by 2030.
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Research finds the environment among top 5 issues on the minds of voters

18 March 2025
The third annual Biodiversity Concerns Survey reveals that community concern about the environment and demand for greater action to protect nature is still high and has increased since the last election.
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Melbourne left poorer by the destruction of a Critically Endangered grassland

25 February 2025
The people of western Melbourne have been short-changed by the actions of a developer who destroyed 40 hectares of a Critically Endangered ecosystem that was earmarked for a future conservation and recreation reserve.
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Three-quarters of Australians want more national parks, study finds

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New research shows that three-quarters of Australians support the establishment of new national parks to protect natural and cultural values, and only 5% are opposed to establishing new parks.
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