An independent panel undertook a review of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. The purpose of the review was to determine whether the policy objectives of the Act remain valid and whether the terms remain appropriate for securing those objectives.

The purpose of this report is to provide the Australian community and decision-makers with a synthesis of the now extensive evidence demonstrating multiple direct and indirect health and wellbeing risks from oil and gas developments.

There is no doubt that the consequences of climate change are now playing out in real time across Australia. This study deepens our understanding of the impacts of climate change on mental health in Australia, and provides an opportunity to hear from those on the front line of the climate crisis about how to better...

This report outlines the findings of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC’s) 2022 internet sweep of environmental claims. It details the key issues identified in the sweep, and provides an overview of the ACCC’s planned work relating to environmental claims and sustainability.

Nationally and internationally, young people have expressed high levels of concern about climate change, which has been consistently associated with psychological distress. To inform this report, Orygen commissioned a YouGov survey of young Australians (16–25 years old) to understand how climate distress is impacting the mental health and wellbeing of young people.

The report gives a comprehensive snapshot of the Australian clean energy sector, its progress and achievements. In 2022, Australia saw significant progress for clean energy, albeit slower than 2021.

The authors of this report argue that Australian banks need to move quickly to understand their exposure to deforestation and other activities that result in harmful nature impacts, implement lending policies that require the avoidance of harm to nature, and incentivise their customers to adopt practices that will restore the health of the ecosystems all...

The ACCC has published this draft guidance to improve the integrity of environmental and sustainability claims made by businesses and protect consumers from ‘greenwashing’. The draft guidance aims to address the concerning conduct identified by the ACCC’s recent greenwashing internet sweep, which found 57 per cent of businesses reviewed were making potentially misleading environmental claims.

This report finds that Australians want transparent, evidence-based climate action, and a government with the courage to implement policy that will drive genuine decarbonisation.

This report urges the Australian government to deliver strong policy and incentives to drive the transformation of Australian industry. The report says that helping Australian industry cut emissions and get off fossil fuels can grow profits, create new, cleaner industries, protect workers, and create thousands of new jobs.