Natural ingredients

The Albanese government came to power in 2022 promising to reform the nation’s nature laws, but failed to take action, while the Coalition promises a bonfire of ‘green tape’ for industry.

Labor flunks its test on environmental protection

Labor’s failure to fulfill its election promise to reform Australia’s much flaunted environmental protection laws puts their goals of “no new extinctions” and a “nature positive” future for Australia at risk.

The koala in the coal mine

With the scrutiny on climate change, the collapse of Australian ecosystems due to a range of reasons has received scant attention, but saving them is entirely possible.

Tackling Australia’s extinction crisis

Despite its sunny, unspoiled international promotion, Australia has one of the worst conservation records in the world and the new government must take action to reverse the damage before it’s too late.

NSW’s war on wildlife

A new code which allows rural landholders in NSW to clear up to 25 metres of land outside their property boundary will be devastating for the wildlife that live or migrate there.

5 ways to improve the government’s plan for threatened wildlife

The first Threatened Species Strategy fizzled out last year without making a big difference to conservation. With the next strategy due to roll out this year, let’s look at what needs to change.