Wildlife crime may sound like something that happens far away in dense jungles or on the high seas, but it is an increasingly ...

STORY: [Tanya Plibersek, Australia Environment Minister] "We deserve to know that Australia has lost more mammal species to extinction than any other continent." Australia has released a five-yearly ...

A five-year government report found Australia's environment continues to deteriorate due to climate change, resource extraction and other causes, prompting leaders on Tuesday to promise new laws and ...

Published in Conservation Science and Practice, it reveals the most prevalent crimes against Australia’s wildlife and ...

6 million square kilometres in 2023. After Antarctica, Australia has the lowest population density of any continent. This creates a mystery that puzzles researchers worldwide. How does such a massive ...

Following several weeks of consultations and hearings by the Senate's Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, the Australian Parliament has passed seven Bills (Reforms) that constitute ...

Sydney — Australia's unique wildlife is being devastated by bushfires, drought, habitat loss and global warming, a government report said Tuesday, warning that more species are headed for extinction.

The Australian National University has released its annual Environment Report, assessing the health of the country’s land-based ecosystems. So, how did Australia fare in 2023? Global climate records ...

Australia’s main environmental law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), has finally been rewritten. After years of warnings that the old law was “not fit for ...

Canberra, Australia — An appeals court on Tuesday overturned a groundbreaking ruling that Australia's environment minister had a duty to protect younger people against climate change. Three Federal ...

Australian conservation NGO The Wilderness Society has launched a court case against the country’s environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, alleging her failure to put in place formal recovery plans for ...