Biodiversity Council advises NSW Planning Commission to reject Redbank Biomass Power Station proposal.

An Animal Justice Party-led NSW Upper House inquiry into pet cat management has not backed local governments to bring in cat containment rules to protect wildlife and pet cats.

Experts call for an effective government-supported monitoring program to be established for the Great Southern Reef, with funding at least equivalent to the Great Barrier Reef’s monitoring program.

Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt has committed to expedite an expert assessment of the impact of SA’s toxic algal bloom on marine life, but experts flag additional challenges that will need to be addressed moving forward.

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.

The Biodiversity Council is calling on the NSW Government to abandon proposed amendments to Game and Feral Animal Legislation, which have been titled the Conservation Hunting Bill 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.

The Biodiversity Council has released a report outlining seven key actions needed to urgently respond to the algal bloom and broader marine heatwave, and to prepare for a more dangerous future nationally.

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.

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.