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$200 million rapid-response action plan to protect Australian wildlife at greatest risk from H5N1 bird flu

Leading nature organisations have put forward a rapid-response action plan that will enable the Australian Government to rapidly deploy the $200-million investment that leading nature groups have been calling for since July.
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Industry, community, environment, union and science leaders unite in urgent call for EPBC Act reform

29 May 2025
The Biodiversity Council has united with industry, union, community and environmental groups to call on the Albanese Government to deliver its long-awaited reforms of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
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Approval of Woodside’s North West Shelf extension contradicts urgent need to reduce climate harming emissions

29 May 2025
The Biodiversity Council is deeply disappointed by the Federal Government’s approval of Woodside’s North West Shelf extension.
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New data shows alpine ecosystems helped by removal of horses in Kosci

21 May 2025
A new report from the NSW Government shows that its feral horse control methods are working and ecosystems are showing signs of recovery.
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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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Webinar: Findings from the third annual Biodiversity Concerns Survey

16 April 2025
Welcome to this webinar where we discuss findings from the third annual Biodiversity Concerns Survey, a representative survey of 3,500 Australians exploring their attitudes to a range of biodiversity issues.
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It’s surprisingly cheap to prevent extinctions in the sea – first estimates of marine conservation funding needs

7 April 2025
An annual investment of $340 million is needed to prevent the extinctions of Australia’s 95 threatened marine species, which include dolphins, sea lions, sea turtles, whale sharks, handfishes and a wide variety of seabirds and shorebirds.
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Most store-bought bee hotels are toxic to native bees, here’s how to build your own

4 April 2025
Native bee populations are under threat from land clearing, pesticide use and the impacts of climate change. Bee hotels are a great way of providing essential habitat to these struggling pollinators, but store-bought hotels may not be up to the task.
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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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What’s in the 2025-26 federal budget for nature?

1 April 2025
The federal budget was released on Tuesday 25 March. We have examined it with a fine-tooth comb to see what it held for nature. Here are some of our insights.
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