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H5 bird flu explainer

  • Birdlife Australia

  • Thursday, 9 July 2026

H5 bird flu has arrived in Australia. Here's everything you need to know about the virus and how you can help.

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Bird of the month

May's bird of the month: Hooded Robin

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Friday, 3 May 2024
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Have you heard of the Hooded Robin? Here are 5 things you may or may not know about May's bird of the month, the Hooded Robin.
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News News

BirdLife Australia in the media: April

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Wednesday, 1 May 2024
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Find out more about our bird conservation work around the country with our monthly multimedia round-up.
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Australian Birdlife magazine

The bigger they are, the further they fall...

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Sunday, 21 April 2024
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From the Australian Birdlife magazine archives: Danny Rogers outlines the life and precarious times of our largest shorebird, the Eastern Curlew
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Media-Releases Media release

Walker walks away, Toondah Harbour is saved!

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Thursday, 18 April 2024
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A real-estate proposal threatening critical habitat for migratory birds has been withdrawn. Toondah Harbour is saved!
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Media-Releases Media release

Latest EPBC reforms won’t halt extinctions

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Tuesday, 16 April 2024
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Latest EPBC reforms won't halt extinctions
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Act for birds

Controversial Ravensthorpe Lithium Project rejected

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Friday, 12 April 2024
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Endangered Carnaby's Black-Cockatoos, who call the ancient forests of Cocanarup, WA home, have a new lease on life as a proposed lithium mine was rejected
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News News

Final push to save Toondah

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Friday, 12 April 2024
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The Minister's proposed decision to save Toondah is a huge win for threatened species and nature lovers everywhere – but the fight isn't over just yet.
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Media-Releases Media release

Breaking: A safe Toondah Harbour in reach

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Tuesday, 9 April 2024
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Minister Plibersek has proposed to reject a controversial $1.3 billion real-estate project at Queensland’s Toondah Harbour.
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Media-Releases Media release

Endangered species still at risk in 2024 duck hunting season

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Monday, 8 April 2024
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Endangered species still at risk as recommendations ignored despite record number of wetlands closed to hunting
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