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Humane World for Animals Australia is an animal welfare and conservation organisation. We envision a world where people treat animals and nature with respect and compassion. We work across four strategic areas to deliver on this vision.

Take action: End NSW and QLD’s shark cull

Nets floating off New South Wales and Queensland beaches kill hundreds of sharks, turtles, dolphins, and rays every year for no safety benefit to the public. Help us end the cull.

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Australia’s animals given a fighting chance following EPBC deal

Australia’s animals given a fighting chance following EPBC deal

CANBERRA (November 27, 2025)—Humane World for Animals says Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt’s reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, amended in negotiation with the Greens, should give Australian wildlife a “fighting chance” for the future.  Humane World for Animals…

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Risks outweigh gains in nature reform bills tabled today

Risks outweigh gains in nature reform bills tabled today

Humane World for Animals Australia says risks to nature outweigh the gains in long anticipated reforms to Australia’s nature laws, tabled in parliament today.  Having previewed the amendments to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity…

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Whale calf killed by NSW shark net reignites calls to urgently remove them

Whale calf killed by NSW shark net reignites calls to urgently remove them

It has been confirmed today that a humpback whale calf has drowned after entanglement in a shark net off Coledale Beach, near Wollongong NSW. The dead whale was found still bound in the shark…

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