Australian Conservation Foundation

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We’re the Australian Conservation Foundation, Australia’s national environment organisation. Since 1965, we’ve protected the nature we all love – our unique wildlife and our beautiful beaches and bush. Driven by the power of people, we won World Heritage listing for the Great Barrier Reef and Kakadu National Park, and returned precious water to the rivers of the Murray-Darling. We influence governments and businesses to protect the animals, rivers and reefs close to our hearts and hold decision-makers to account without fear or favour. Everything we do is evidence-based and helps nature and people thrive for generations to come. We won’t give up until Australia’s nature is protected and regenerated. Nature needs us, now. Source

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More than 100 cases already on the books for the new national EPA

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By Adam Bandt
| Australian Conservation Foundation
As the new National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA) begins its work from today, the Australian Conservation Foundation has urged it to use its powers and enforce the rules. “It’s a landmark day as Australia’s long-awaited Environment Protection Agency opens its doors,” said ACF nature campaigner Darcie Carruthers. “We know the NEPA has at least 107 open cases on its desk. “These cases relate to bulldozing that could have significant impacts on protected species, like koalas and pink cockatoos.
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Get Woodside and Santos out of Aussie schools

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By Adam Bandt
| Australian Conservation Foundation
The Australian Conservation Foundation has called for a Senate inquiry into the fossil fuel industry’s engagement with children and young people after an investigation revealed industry programs could be reaching millions of Australian children. A report released today by climate communications charity Comms Declare reveals big coal, oil and gas companies are reaching Australian children through schools, museums, science centres, sporting clubs, early learning programs and scholarships.
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Woodside’s controversial Browse gas project open to public scrutiny

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By Adam Bandt
| Australian Conservation Foundation
For the first time in eight years, the highly controversial WA Browse gas project is open to public comment after Environment Minister Murray Watt accepted ACF’s reconsideration request as valid. While this is an administrative step, it is important for those campaigning to stop the highly destructive project from getting approval and spewing 1.6 billion tonnes of climate pollution into the atmosphere.
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H5N1 grave threat: act now to protect our birds and animals

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By Adam Bandt
| Australian Conservation Foundation
The Australian Conservation Foundation has joined calls for the Albanese government to urgently set up a $200m emergency fund to protect Australian wildlife from the bird flu outbreak, which has reached the Australian mainland. Over the weekend the federal government confirmed a brown skua seabird found near Esperance in Western Australia had died from the highly contagious deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, which has devastated wild bird populations on every other continent.
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ACF Investigates 2026: how nature lovers used smartphones to expose deforestation

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By Adam Bandt
| Australian Conservation Foundation
When the homes of threatened animals are bulldozed with no one around to see, will those behind the wheel ever be held to account? Thanks to our team of volunteer investigators, the answer now is yes! This year over 1,600 volunteer investigators joined our mission to expose deforestation and stop the bulldozers as part of ACF Investigates 2026.
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The big data centre crunch

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By Adam Bandt
| Australian Conservation Foundation
Everyone seems to be talking about data centres. These huge, droning, temperature-controlled, windowless factories are popping up in lots of Australian cities, suburbs and towns – and there are many more on the drawing board. We didn’t ask for them – and Australian electricity and water authorities did not plan for them, until very recently – yet every one of us who clicks on an AI tool, watches a series on Netflix or Stan, or does internet banking is using them. What are they?
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Fix nature standards , don’t use new laws to facilitate logging: ACF

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By Adam Bandt
| Australian Conservation Foundation
In response to news the Commonwealth and Tasmanian governments are in discussions to develop a bilateral agreement under the national nature law to allow native forest logging to continue after the Regional Forest Agreements exemption ends in July 2027, the Australian Conservation Foundation’s CEO Adam Bandt said: “Okaying state government logging without federal protections will devastate native forests. “Native forest logging should end immediately, not be given a federal government lifeline.
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What do big banks have to do with deforestation?

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By Adam Bandt
| Australian Conservation Foundation
Australia is a global deforestation hotspot, and our big banks are using your money to fund the destruction. You may be wondering, what do banks have to do with bulldozing trees? Let’s rewind for a second. Have you ever wondered what happens when you transfer money into your savings account or deposit some cash? It doesn’t all build up into towers of cash in a vault somewhere like you might have imagined when you were a kid.
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Let’s talk about Standards

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By Adam Bandt
| Australian Conservation Foundation
No matter who you are, having high standards is a good thing. We all want a high standard of living. We want schools to have high standards for education and hospitals to provide the highest standard of healthcare. So, it makes sense that we should demand high standards for the laws that protect nature; the very thing that provides us with the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. But that’s not what we currently have.
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ACF welcomes three new board members

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By Adam Bandt
| Australian Conservation Foundation
The Australian Conservation Foundation has announced the appointment of three new members to its Board, strengthening the organisation’s leadership as it prepares to embark on an ambitious new strategic plan. Joining the ACF Board are Hayley Conway, Susanne Legena and Gautam Raju, leaders with deep expertise spanning movement building, advocacy, communications, international development and gender equality. All share a deep commitment to nature and fighting climate change.
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