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Nation failing to pull species back from brink: report

Nation failing to pull species back from brink: report

A new report card has given Australia an F, for fail, for its efforts to bring the nation's endangered plants and animals back from the brink.

Twenty species added to extinction risk list

Twenty species added to extinction risk list

Twenty species added to extinction risk list

Twenty species added to extinction risk list

Another 20 species have been added to Australia's endangered list including imperilled plants and animals.

PM criticised for walking back from environment pledge

PM criticised for walking back from environment pledge

PM criticised for walking back from environment pledge

PM criticised for walking back from environment pledge

Environment groups are dismayed after the prime minister indicated he was open to stripping decision-making powers from Australia's new watchdog for nature.

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Indigenous rangers sharing knowledge to protect Country

Indigenous rangers sharing knowledge to protect Country

First Nations people at the forefront of protecting country have gathered to share their land and sea management strategies for the first time in a decade.

Anger over handling of major reef health report

Anger over handling of major reef health report

The latest government cash splash for the Great Barrier Reef failed to mention a major report about its "very poor" prospects was about to drop.

Frozen continent vulnerable to invasive hitchhikers

Frozen continent vulnerable to invasive hitchhikers

Antarctica could be under threat from the arrival of non-native species and marine pollution from Southern Hemisphere landmasses, say Australian researchers.

'Save our home': coal mines could cost koala habitat

'Save our home': coal mines could cost koala habitat

More than 20 new coal projects in two states would have a devastating impact on the habitat of endangered koalas, climate and conservation groups warn.

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Scale back salmon to save rare fish, scientists say

Scale back salmon to save rare fish, scientists say

Scale back salmon to save rare fish, scientists say

Scale back salmon to save rare fish, scientists say

Fresh scientific advise had urged the federal government to scale back or remove salmon farming from a remote harbour to save an endangered fish.

NSW did nothing in a year to help most at-risk species

NSW did nothing in a year to help most at-risk species

NSW did nothing in a year to help most at-risk species

NSW did nothing in a year to help most at-risk species

A government audit has delivered a scathing assessment of the NSW environment department's efforts to save more than 1000 species from extinction.

'Not if but when': Antarctic preparations for avian flu

'Not if but when': Antarctic preparations for avian flu

'Not if but when': Antarctic preparations for avian flu

'Not if but when': Antarctic preparations for avian flu

Scientists are preparing for the possibility a deadly strain of avian influenza arrives in Australia's Antarctic territories as soon as spring.

Bob Brown lashes magistrate after $500 protest fine

Bob Brown lashes magistrate after $500 protest fine

Bob Brown lashes magistrate after $500 protest fine

Bob Brown lashes magistrate after $500 protest fine

Former Greens leader Bob Brown has been fined $500 after being found guilty of trespassing during a anti-forestry protest in Tasmania.

Homes of endangered greater gliders face logging threat

Homes of endangered greater gliders face logging threat

Homes of endangered greater gliders face logging threat

Homes of endangered greater gliders face logging threat

A conservation group is urging the Queensland government to protect land with greater glider habitat after logging near a site where the species has been seen.

Conservationist fears for ancient, namesake frog

Conservationist fears for ancient, namesake frog

Conservationist fears for ancient, namesake frog

Conservationist fears for ancient, namesake frog

Logging continues in a small patch of NSW where a rare frog lives despite the species being listed as endangered under both federal and state laws.

Warnings of reef at risk with centuries-first heating

Warnings of reef at risk with centuries-first heating

Warnings of reef at risk with centuries-first heating

Warnings of reef at risk with centuries-first heating

Governments have welcomed the UN not listing the Great Barrier Reef as in danger, but new research shows water temperatures are at dangerously high levels.

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Scientists despair as farmers clear nature hot spot

Scientists say one of Australia's most valuable biodiversity hot spots is in danger of death by a thousand cuts as pastoralists clear the landscape unchecked.

Heatwave, cyclones cast doubt on reef coral recovery

Coral cover was up across the Great Barrier Reef before the treasured ecosystem suffered a devastating marine heatwave and two cyclones, scientists say.

Deforestation harms climate less than other degradation

Deforestation alone accounts for a only fraction of climate damage being done to the Amazon's ecosystem, a new study has found.

'Argumentative' Bob Brown guilty after logging protest

Veteran environmentalist and former Greens leader Bob Brown has been found guilty of trespassing over an anti-forestry protest in Tasmania.

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SOS for Queen Mary's help after famed activist arrested

Tasmanian-born Queen Mary of Denmark must intervene after the arrest of anti-whaling campaigner Captain Paul Watson, former Greens leader Bob Brown says.

Land clearing taking a deadly toll on wildlife: report

A report by Greenpeace and the RSPCA has found 100 million native animals are displaced, hurt or killed in Queensland and NSW each year due to land clearing.

Invasive weed found to be rare rodent's top menu choice

A threatened rodent that only survives on offshore islands has a preference for one of Australia’s most invasive weeds for its food and shelter, research shows.

'Huge win' as Jabiluka uranium mine lease rejected

The rejection of a 10-year lease renewal bid on the Jabiluka uranium mine is being heralded by traditional owners as the end of a decades-long fight.

Nature repair cheap at $7.3 billion a year: scientists

Australia's ailing environment needs $7.3 billion a year to claw its way back to health but scientists say that's cheap and doing nothing will cost much more.

Australia to simulate arrival of deadly bird flu

Agriculture ministers have agreed to hold a national planning drill to make sure Australia is ready for the possible arrival of the deadly H5 bird flu strain.

Illegal firewood thieves prosper as living costs bite

Victorians buying firewood are being urged to ask where it comes from amid evidence native trees are being illegally logged by poachers from parks and forests.

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