Media Releases

New environment laws fall short: gains for nature could be undermined by handing powers to the states

November 27, 2025

Australia’s State and Territory Conservation Councils congratulate the Greens for clawing back some big wins in negotiations with Labor, including removing the Regional Forest Agreement exemption and stopping the fast-tracking of fossil fuel projects. However, they say the Albanese Government has missed an...

Tasmanians deserve clean, healthy oceans — not antibiotics in our fish

November 11, 2025

Tasmanians deserve clean, healthy oceans — not antibiotics in our fish Environment Tasmania is deeply concerned by the recent warning from the Department of Health advising people not to eat wild fish caught near salmon pens being treated with antibiotics. Rebecca Howarth, Senior Marine...

One year on: Government progress in halting environmental declines remains unknown

September 17, 2025

It has been exactly one year since the publication of Tasmania’s State of the Environment Report 2024 (the 2024 report). The 2024 report, written by independent experts, found that large swathes of the state’s environment were in decline and provided the government with a...

Woolworths receive 'world first' OECD complaint over harms to Maugean skate

September 10, 2025

● Environment Tasmania has filed the world’s first OECD complaint against a major retailer for environmental violations ● Complaint alleges Woolworths has violated the OECD Responsible Business Conduct Guidelines by:○ Failing to conduct heightened due diligence for its Own-Brand salmon sourced from Macquarie...

Environment Tasmania welcomes Marine Environment Tasmania Act and Salmon Review

August 17, 2025

Tasmania’s Conservation Council Environment Tasmania welcomes the Premier’s announcement of a Marine Environment Tasmania Act and an independent review into the salmon industry. “Tasmania’s marine environment is world-class but has been declining rapidly in health in recent years due to industrial activities, climate change and invasive...

Landmark Joint Statement Unites Tasmanian Sectors on Renewable Energy Future

August 05, 2025

At a time when the energy and environment movement is at its most politically polarised, 15 leading Tasmanian organisations from wildly different backgrounds: industry, First Nations, environment, housing, climate, and policy sectors have todayreleased a historic Joint Statement on Renewables outlining a shared vision...

Tasmania Needs to Act in Face of SA Algal Bloom Disaster

July 23, 2025

Environment Tasmania is urging the newly elected Tasmanian Government to heed the alarming lessons from South Australia's recent algal bloom disaster, warning that similar conditions could take hold in Tasmanian waters without swift action to protect marine habitats. Scientists have flagged that Tasmania could...

Candidates Back Solar & Battery Pledge as Groups Call for State Action on Climate and Energy Affordability

July 14, 2025

Today, the Tasmanian Climate Collective and Environment Tasmania officially launched their Solar and Battery Affordability Pledge, calling on all state election candidates to back practical, cost-saving renewable energy solutions. The pledge is a clear commitment for candidates to support greater access to affordable solar...

Braddon Voters Turn Up in Force for Marine and Energy Election Forum

July 11, 2025

Braddon voters turned out in force last night to put their questions directly to candidates on the environmental issues that matter most to their communities - from marine protection, salmon farming, and the new sardine fishery, to Robbins Island, Marinus and access to affordable...

Secrecy on harbour oxygen levels leaves endangered Maugean skate in the dark

July 10, 2025

Macquarie Harbour’s critically endangered Maugean skate is edging back from the brink, yet the Tasmanian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has not published a single dissolved-oxygen (DO) profile for 2025, a lapse that makes it impossible to judge whether the species’ fragile recovery is continuing...