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Australia granted more time to address reef threats

Australia granted more time to address reef threats

The World Heritage Committee has confirmed it won't yet list the Great Barrier Reef as in-danger but Australia's guardianship remains under close scrutiny.

Fire ants invade Qld islands, raising fears for K'gari

Fire ants invade Qld islands, raising fears for K'gari

Fire ants invade Qld islands, raising fears for K'gari

Fire ants invade Qld islands, raising fears for K'gari

There are fears fire ants could invade World Heritage-listed K'gari after 130 nests were found on another large sand island off Brisbane.

Reef used to road-test water quality forecasting system

Reef used to road-test water quality forecasting system

Reef used to road-test water quality forecasting system

Reef used to road-test water quality forecasting system

The CSIRO is testing a new system on the Great Barrier Reef that could one day pump out water quality forecasts, much like weather reports.

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Logging halted in forests earmarked for koala hubs

Logging halted in forests earmarked for koala hubs

Logging will be paused in forests on the NSW mid-north coast that have been flagged as koala hubs in a proposed Great Koala National Park.

Citizen scientists asked to help unpack platypus enigma

Citizen scientists asked to help unpack platypus enigma

Ecologists want Australians to look for platypuses in their local rivers and creeks to help plug knowledge gaps about the declining species.

Volunteers warn of 'uncertain' future for Landcare work

Volunteers warn of 'uncertain' future for Landcare work

Funding uncertainty for Landcare is putting the movement under threat, with volunteers claiming not enough money is reaching those on the frontline.

Plan to shield native species from threat posed by cats

Plan to shield native species from threat posed by cats

The federal government has released a new plan that aims to stop feral and pet cats from driving more native species to extinction.

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Stormwater loaded with microplastics from car tyres

Stormwater loaded with microplastics from car tyres

Stormwater loaded with microplastics from car tyres

Stormwater loaded with microplastics from car tyres

Tiny toxic particles from tyres are polluting the stormwater that flows into Australian waterways, but scientists say there are simple solutions available.

Invaders top threat to Australia's native treasures

Invaders top threat to Australia's native treasures

Invaders top threat to Australia's native treasures

Invaders top threat to Australia's native treasures

A landmark international report has detailed the extraordinary toll invasive species are taking on ecosystem health worldwide, and Australia is no exception.

Alien invaders driving destruction of nature worldwide

Alien invaders driving destruction of nature worldwide

Alien invaders driving destruction of nature worldwide

Alien invaders driving destruction of nature worldwide

A landmark international report has detailed the extraordinary toll invasive species are taking on ecosystem health worldwide and Australia is no exception.

Man faces heavy fines and prison over animal cruelty

Man faces heavy fines and prison over animal cruelty

Man faces heavy fines and prison over animal cruelty

Man faces heavy fines and prison over animal cruelty

A man has been charged with almost 50 animal cruelty offences after conservation officers found 40 protected animals kept illegally in terrible conditions.

Off-the-scale marine heatwave forecast for south east

Off-the-scale marine heatwave forecast for south east

Off-the-scale marine heatwave forecast for south east

Off-the-scale marine heatwave forecast for south east

Another marine heatwave is about to hit the waters off south east Australia and there are some lessons about what might be in store from an earlier event.

NSW biodiversity laws failing, fuelling crisis: review

NSW biodiversity laws failing, fuelling crisis: review

NSW biodiversity laws failing, fuelling crisis: review

NSW biodiversity laws failing, fuelling crisis: review

A damning independent report has found the state's Biodiversity Conservation Act is not only failing - it's contributing to a worsening biodiversity crisis.

Brumbies the 'nail in the coffin' for at-risk natives

Brumbies the 'nail in the coffin' for at-risk natives

Brumbies the 'nail in the coffin' for at-risk natives

Brumbies the 'nail in the coffin' for at-risk natives

Environmentalists and brumby advocates are fiercely at odds about how best to manage feral horse populations in the Australian Alps.

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Rare sight as whales approach Sydney Harbour rest stop

Sydneysiders are being treated to a rare sight as mother and calf southern right whales make a rest stop in the harbour over the weekend, stopping in Long Reef.

NSW govt under fire as trees fall in koala heartland

Conservationists and the timber industry aren't often on the same page but there's plenty of shared hostility over the NSW government's vague koala park plan.

Call to arms to tackle national invasion of feral deer

Most of Australia could be invaded by feral deer without coordinated efforts to control and cull them, the first national plan of attack warns.

Oyster lovers on epic mission to restock Queensland bay

Once plentiful oysters are now functionally extinct in Brisbane's Moreton Bay but scientists say a volunteer group is onto something that could change that.

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Push to end native logging ahead of Labor policy parley

Conservation groups are seizing on the upcoming national Labor conference to push for the government to adopt a policy banning native logging and land clearing.

Bleaching halts coral recovery on Great Barrier Reef

Hard coral recovery has paused on most of the Great Barrier Reef thanks to a mass bleaching event in 2022, which should have been a cooler year for sea life.

DNA tests expose scale of sham seafood sales

Australian seafood lovers are frequently being swindled, with more than 10 per cent of produce something other than what's on the label, a study shows.

Court asked to halt logging in fire-hit koala habitat

A NSW court will be asked to halt logging in two fire-hit forests, with advocates saying koalas are only just starting to recover from the Black Summer blazes.

Outback station to become protected bird haven

More than 37,000 hectares from three sheep and cattle stations in outback NSW will be turned into a national park to protect habitat for threatened species.

Diehard explorer sets sail on two-year climate crusade

Australian explorer Geoff Wilson and his son are about to begin a two-year, net-zero odyssey to record how climate change is hurting the world's wildest areas.

Soil ban in force to stop fire ant spread into NSW

Fire ant spread will be worse than rabbits, cane toads, foxes and feral cats combined, the Invasive Species Council says as biosecurity controls are triggered.

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