This publication presents a snapshot of the nature destruction that was facilitated by Australia’s failing nature laws in 2023.

It tallies up the number of species that were added to the threatened species list, the number of hectares of habitat destruction that was approved and the coal and gas projects that were given the green light in the 12 month period.

Pressure on Australia’s nature is mounting. Bulldozing of bush and forest, invasive species and fires, floods and drought fuelled by climate change are destroying nature and driving wildlife to extinction. Australia has one of the worst extinction rates on Earth, and it’s getting worse.

The year ahead must be pivotal in turning the tide of extinction in Australia. 2024 is the year the Albanese Government must deliver on its commitment to re-write Australia’s nature laws in line with the government’s promise of zero new extinctions.