Media Releases - 15 February 2023 - Fossil fuels - New South Wales NSW could set the precedent of being the first Australian state to have a fossil fuel free ocean The Wilderness Society provides the following comments on the statement by the NSW Treasurer seeking...
Media Releases - 19 January 2023 - Nature - Logging - Biodiversity - New South Wales Great Koala National Park commitment is good news for biodiversity The Wilderness Society welcomes NSW Labor’s re-commitment to establishing the Great Koala National P...
Media Releases - 12 January 2023 - Deforestation - Northern Territory Shocking footage of NT deforestation and land clearing reveals urgency to create strong nature laws The Wilderness Society provides the following statement about the ABC’s 7.30 feature on allegations ...
Media Releases - 16 December 2022 - Deforestation - Queensland Large-scale deforestation and land clearing crisis unraveling in Queensland Queensland’s latest deforestation and land clearing figures show a continuing environmental crisis u...
Media Releases - 16 December 2022 - Logging - Australia wide Biomass decision shows parliamentary cooperation can deliver strong environmental outcomes in line with community expectation The Wilderness Society welcomes the Albanese Government’s reversal of the Abbott-era decision to all...
Media Releases - 15 December 2022 - Nature - Australia wide Celebrate World Wildlife day by taking part in the Nature Walk Challenge Celebrate World Wildlife day by taking part in the Nature Walk Challenge. From March 3-13, join thou...
Media Releases - 08 December 2022 - Nature - Laws - Australia wide Still to be resolved if proposed nature laws will better protect the environment or continue to facilitate ongoing development and destruction Albanese government response to the Independent Review of the EPBC Act risks leaving in place a sys...
Media Releases - 07 December 2022 - Deforestation - Australia wide EU deforestation law sends Australian industries a clear signal: time to better protect nature The Wilderness Society provides the following statement after EU institutions reached a deal on a ne...
Media Releases - 06 December 2022 - Deforestation - Australia wide New drone footage exposes shocking land clearing of ‘likely’ koala habitat This comes as a new report reveals more than one million hectares of forest was cleared for beef fro...
Media Releases - 03 December 2022 - Deforestation - Community rights - Tasmania Wilderness Society secures urgent injunction against Tas govt's suspected illegal logging The injunction has halted logging in forests at Mt Tongatabu near Surges Bay in the south of the sta...