SYDNEY (January 27, 2026)—Humane World for Animals Australia is deeply saddened by the Queensland Government’s decision to kill a pack of six dingoes on K’gari over the Australia Day long weekend. News of the government’s actions was announced in a media release from the Minister for the Environment and Tourism’s office on Sunday, following the tragic death of Canadian tourist Piper James last week. Humane World for Animals...
SYDNEY (January 14, 2026)— Humane World for Animals Australia (previously known as Humane Society International Australia) is proud to have secured protection for two Murray Darling Basin wetland ecosystems under Australia’s new nature laws announced by Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt today. The Lower Murray, including the Coorong at the river mouth, and the Macquarie Marshes have both been listed as Critically Endangered “Threatened...
SYDNEY (January 6, 2026) Humane World for Animals Australia (formerly called Humane Society International) has criticised the Crisafulli Government’s decision to reverse the former government’s phase-out of shooting flying foxes for crop protection. The animal protection charity says the move seriously undermines progress toward effective non-lethal management and brings back...
New statewide modelling detailed by the NSW Government today suggesting there may be as many as 274,000 koalas in New South Wales does not mean NSW can relax its stance on the need for more robust koala protections. The increase in modelled populations reflects improved detection techniques and better survey...
New protections for two of Australia’s most vulnerable reptiles following decision at international wildlife conference SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (3 Dec. 2025) ― Two of Australia’s most vulnerable reptile species have been awarded strengthened protections from international commercial wildlife trade following a decision today at the 20th meeting of the Conference of...
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 Australia’s Campaign Director, Nicola Beynon, said: “The reformed laws must be a new chapter for our environment and reset the priority that is given to protecting nature in decision making. We...
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 Conservation (EPBC) Act tabled today, Humane World for Animals Australia’s Director, Campaigns, Nicola Beynon says the...
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 net, near Wombarra. The New South Wales Government returned shark nets to 51 locations along NSW...
Humane World for Animals Australia has applauded a motion passed by the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) last week (see wording of Motion below), calling on the Queensland State Government to modernise its primitive Shark Control Program by working with coastal councils to trial non-lethal, evidence-based technologies. The motion,...
Humane World for Animals Australia says the opportunity to deliver the legislative tools required to turn around Australia’s nature crisis must not be squandered in reform of Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. Humane World for Animals Australia’s Campaign Director, Nicola Beynon, was one of the negotiators of...
Humane World for Animals Australia has applauded imagery unveiled by City of Sydney Council, detailing the bulldozing of the greyhound racing track SYDNEY (21 October 2025) Humane World for Animals Australia is applauding City of Sydney Council and Lord Mayor Clover Moore, offering support for the Council’s plans for Sydney’s...
17 October 2025 The animal protection charity says reforms are positive but fall short | Shortfall in effective reform of the Act closely follows the release of figures showing that 2,692 wombats were killed in Victoria in 2024 (a 30% increase from 2023). Humane World for Animals Australia says reforms...
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