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Minister to decide fate of Toondah wetlands

Birdlife Australia
Tuesday, 28 November 2023

The clock is ticking for Minister to decide on Walker Corporation's destructive Toondah Harbour real estate project

Interview

News from abroad: BirdLife Australia at Cop15

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 15 December 2022

Samantha Vine, BirdLife Australia’s Head of Conservation and Science, is in Montreal attending the UN Biodiversity Conference (Cop15)

Media release

Commitment to overhaul of Australia's environment laws

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 8 December 2022

BirdLife Australia welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to undertake a major reform of Australia’s environmental legislation.

Media release

Call for Minister to reaffirm commitment to Toondah

Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 7 December 2022

Call for Minister Scanlon to reaffirm commitment to maintain Moreton Bay Ramsar boundary at Toondah Harbour

News

Bar-tailed Godwit breaks record

Birdlife Australia
Saturday, 3 December 2022

Another record-breaking, non-stop flight by a Bar-tailed Godwit.

News

Regent Honeyeater Release 2022

Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 30 November 2022

Following on from successful releases in New South Wales over the past two years, 50 additional Critically Endangered Regent Honeyeaters have just been released

5 things

Rose Robins

Birdlife Australia
Tuesday, 29 November 2022

5 things you may or may not know about the Rose Robin

Bird of the month

Red-backed Fairy-wren

Birdlife Australia
Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Every month we spotlight a different Australian bird. Find out more about the Red-backed Fairy-wren.

News

More Black Swans killed in Tasmania

Birdlife Australia
Tuesday, 29 November 2022

‘Property Protection Permits’ — Tasmania’s loophole which allows people to kill native wildlife — has reared its ugly head again.

Australian BirdLife magazine

The Pelican Puzzle

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 24 November 2022

Back-to-back years of La Niña rains have created ideal breeding conditions for the Australian Pelican, a much-loved bird we know surprisingly little about.