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Australia needs a green-city revolution: how it would benefit biodiversity and people

With better management and planning, new and existing urban areas could play an important role in helping to save threatened species - and would have positive flow on effects for human health and wellbeing, and local economies.
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Monitoring reveals catastrophic loss of Australia’s threatened frogs and reptiles over 40 years

26 November 2025
The Threatened Species Index has revealed enormous population declines in Australia’s threatened frog and reptile species over the last 40 years. Experts call for increased funding and government action.
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Coalition demands on environment law would be a “disaster” for Australia’s biodiversity

21 November 2025
The Biodiversity Council has warned that Coalition demands for major changes to the government’s environment law reforms would severely weaken protections for Australia’s wildlife and landscapes, at a time when environmental decline is accelerating.
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Indigenous-led wildlife Research Collection charts a new course for environmental management in Australia

6 November 2025
We take you through a new special collection of research that showcases some of the amazing Indigenous-led and cross-cultural wildlife research occurring in Australia.
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Environmental law reforms unlikely to deliver for biodiversity without major strengthening

30 October 2025
We are concerned that the Australian Government’s proposed environmental law reforms risk failing to protect nature unless key weaknesses are addressed and loopholes closed.
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The scary truth behind plastic Halloween decorations

28 October 2025
The spooky season has officially arrived, but plastic decorations and fake cobwebs may spoil the fun for our environment and native wildlife.
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Potential detection of deadly H5 bird flu among elephant seals on Australia's sub-Antarctic Heard Island

24 October 2025
Australian Antarctic Program scientists have reported unusually high levels of mortality among elephant seals, consistent with the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI H5N1), but testing has not yet been conducted.
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No ambition from Victorian Government to bring 50-year-old Wildlife Act in line with modern attitudes

21 October 2025
After a four-year delay, the Victorian Government has released its response to the recommendations of an Expert Advisory Panel which reviewed the 1975 Wildlife Act, leaving experts and environment groups disappointed.
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Australians urged to speak up on ‘flawed’ nature plan proposal by 15 October

6 October 2025
The Biodiversity Council is urging Australians to have their say on the Australian Government’s discussion paper for the implementation plan for Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2024–2030, which is open for comment until 15 October.
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A win for the environment as proposal to restart Redbank Power Station rejected

16 September 2025
The NSW Planning Commission has rejected the Redbank Biomass Power Station proposal based on expert advice.
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Biodiversity Council co-signs open letter calling for rejection of controversial new hunting legislation

16 September 2025
A group of national and NSW state-based organisations has co-signed an open letter to Premier Chris Minns, urging him to reject controversial new hunting legislation due to risks to public safety and nature.
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