Ivory still legal to sell in Australia despite 2019 promise to ban it

Peter de Kruijff · ABC News (AU)

Published 3 Oct 2026, 5:00 am·4 d ago·1 min read

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A new study has found hardly any of the $1.2 million worth of elephant ivory sold or advertised in a six-month period in Australia came with paperwork proving its origin.

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Ivory still legal to sell in Australia despite 2019 promise to ban it

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