Media Releases
Bird flu reaches Australia’s marine mammals — Tasmania must act to build ocean resilience
August 26, 2026
The first confirmed death of an Australian mainland mammal from H5 bird flu is a stark warning of the growing threats facing Tasmania’s marine wildlife, Environment Tasmania’s Senior Marine Campaigner Rebecca Howarth said today. A long-nosed fur seal found dead in South Australia has...
Read MoreConsultation confirms healthy oceans must come first in Tasmania's proposed sardine fishery
August 04, 2026
Environment Tasmania says the Government's consultation report on the proposed sardine fishery confirms what Tasmanians have been saying from the beginning: if any fishery is developed at all, it must put healthy oceans and resilient ecosystems first. The report found that ecosystem impacts were...
Read MoreFederal and Tasmanian state crossbench call on UNESCO to intervene in Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage
July 24, 2026
This week, members of the crossbench of the Tasmanian parliament and Upper House have called on UNESCO to conduct a reactive monitoring mission in the mismanagement of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA), which would include investigation into the handling of endangered Maugean...
Read MoreHalf a billion litres of under-treated sewage spilled across Tasmania in 2024-25 according to Environment Tasmania’s ‘Map the Crap’
June 24, 2026
“Over 27 million litres of under-treated sewage was dumped above Launceston’s key tourist destination, Cataract Gorge, putting locals and over 400,000 tourists at risk of exposure to harmful pathogens and toxins”, says Lucy Tremain, Freshwater Campaigner at Environment Tasmania Key information ● TasWater released...
Read MoreMaugean Skate population indicates population in decline and on the move - NOT on the Up.
June 10, 2026
Today’s release of the IMAS population report for the Endangered Maugean skate points to a population on a cliff’s edge. The report indicates that numbers in the skate population is moving into the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, and numbers in the areas...
Read MoreJOINT MEDIA RELEASE: Budget delivers important wins for Tasmania’s marine environment amid difficult fiscal climate
May 22, 2026
Environment Tasmania and Kuno have welcomed important commitments for Tasmania’s marine environment in this year’s State Budget, while acknowledging the difficult context in which the budget has been delivered. The budget includes $500,000 towards development of the proposed Marine Environment Tasmania Act (META), alongside...
Read MoreFederal Budget: funding prioritises “dangerous” devolution of federal environmental decision-making to states and territories over nature protection
May 14, 2026
Australia’s State and Territory Conservation Councils have raised concerns that the Federal Budget will undermine protections for world heritage places like Kakadu, the Tasmanian Wilderness and the Great Barrier Reef, by accelerating a handover of federal environmental approval powers to state and territory...
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