This analysis reviews Australian Government project approvals in 2025 and notes a substantial rise in bushland cleared for development. The Government approved more than twice the amount of threatened‑species habitat removed in 2024. It outlines key findings and highlights the need for the government to implement the new nature laws and put 'words into action'.

The national laws intended to protect nature are failing. This report takes stock of the state of animals, plants and habitats threatened with extinction in Australia in 2024. It presents key findings, identifies the 10 worst impacted species and calls for an overhaul of the national nature laws.

The report highlights the perilous situation Australia’s endangered koalas are facing from the dual threats of habitat destruction from land clearing and climate change, and assesses the potential climate pollution of dozens of currently proposed coal mines. It examines proposed new coal mining projects that are planning to clear koala habitat, including projects that are...

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water's delivery of the Wildlife and Habitat Bushfire Recovery Program.

In December 2021, the Queensland Government’s Statewide Land and Tree Study (SLATS) released the most recent detections of forest and woodland destruction for 2018-19 using a new and more accurate methodology. This report analyses the 2018-19 SLATS data to quantify destruction of forested habitats for threatened species and threatened ecological communities.