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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.
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Submission to the National Environmental Standard for Matters of National Environmental Significance
30 January 2026
The Biodiversity Council welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft National Environmental Standard for Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES).
Submission to the Draft National Recovery Plan for the Grassy Eucalypt Woodland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain
19 December 2025
The Biodiversity Council welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Draft National Recovery Plan for the Grassy Eucalypt Woodland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain.
Submission to the Inquiry into licences to harm native animals
18 December 2025
The Biodiversity Council welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Legislative Council’s Animal Welfare Committee’s inquiry into licences to harm native animals.
Submission regarding Implementing Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2024-2030
15 October 2025
The Biodiversity Council is deeply concerned by the lack of urgency, ambition, and credibility in the approach being taken to the Strategy for Nature. Without significant improvements, the vision of the Strategy for Nature will never be realised.
Submission to the import of Bengal Cat for household pet purposes
10 October 2025
The Biodiversity Council recommends that the Australian Government rejects the application to include Bengal cats on the live import list, as they pose significant ecological and biosecurity risks.
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Algal Blooms in South Australia
1 October 2025
South Australia's 2025 Harmful Algal Bloom is one of the worst marine disasters in living memory. This submission presents recommendations from a team of fourteen experts from seven Australian universities.
We are concerned that the Hunter Transmission Project undervalued biodiversity and did not undertake sufficient avoidance, particularly with regards to minimising the impacts on the Endangered Littlejohn's tree frog.
