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...

A key recommendation from this interim inquiry report is for the Australian government to urgently and unequivocally commit to publicly releasing exposure draft legislation of the full package of reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 for consultation ahead of the passage of piecemeal legislation in the Australian Parliament.

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