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Secret weapon in climate fight hiding in tree bark

Secret weapon in climate fight hiding in tree bark

Australian researchers have been barking up the right tree with a revolutionary discovery of resident microbes that guzzle climate-active gases.

Huge croc caught near tourist spot prompts warnings

Huge croc caught near tourist spot prompts warnings

Huge croc caught near tourist spot prompts warnings

Huge croc caught near tourist spot prompts warnings

Exceptional wet season rainfall is driving increased crocodile movement across the Top End, prompting renewed warnings for people to be "crocwise" around water.

Harmless 'pink sludge' not linked to salmon farming

Harmless 'pink sludge' not linked to salmon farming

Harmless 'pink sludge' not linked to salmon farming

Harmless 'pink sludge' not linked to salmon farming

A peak salmon farming body has taken a shot at environmentalists after testing revealed a "pink sludge" found a beach has no known links to aquaculture.

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Magpies paralysed as illness strikes swooper-stars

Magpies paralysed as illness strikes swooper-stars

An unknown illness has left a wildlife hospital overwhelmed with injured magpies, while across the country a mysterious outbreak is killing the songbirds.

Crocodile caught in creek where children were swimming

Crocodile caught in creek where children were swimming

A veteran Top End wildlife ranger is "still catching the handbags" after trapping his first crocodile of the year where children had been swimming.

Howard favoured business, industry in nature reforms

Howard favoured business, industry in nature reforms

Released 2005 cabinet papers reveal the Howard government prioritised project speed over nature, viewing green laws as a barrier to development.

Bee-sieged island keeping deadly mite at bay

Bee-sieged island keeping deadly mite at bay

An island that is home to a unique population of honey bees hopes biosecurity measures will protect it from a deadly parasite taking hold across Australia.

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The farmer who spends 10 years preparing for Christmas

The farmer who spends 10 years preparing for Christmas

The farmer who spends 10 years preparing for Christmas

The farmer who spends 10 years preparing for Christmas

It's Christmas every day of the year at a tree farm in a tiny rural village, where the cool climate brings a touch of the northern hemisphere Down Under.

Drivers told to paws and think of road risk to koalas

Drivers told to paws and think of road risk to koalas

Drivers told to paws and think of road risk to koalas

Drivers told to paws and think of road risk to koalas

Wildlife volunteers remind drivers to keep their eyes peeled for koalas as summer road trips begin, with a spike in the number of car strikes in one region.

Tiny forests sow seeds of big biodiversity impact

Tiny forests sow seeds of big biodiversity impact

Tiny forests sow seeds of big biodiversity impact

Tiny forests sow seeds of big biodiversity impact

As the number of tiny forests grows across Australia, one biodiversity champion has laid down regional roots with a first Pacific planting.

Environment reforms to pass after Labor-Greens deal

Environment reforms to pass after Labor-Greens deal

Environment reforms to pass after Labor-Greens deal

Environment reforms to pass after Labor-Greens deal

The first major changes in decades to Australia's long-criticised environment laws aim to better protect natural sites and speed up project approvals.

This bushfire season could be as bad as Black Saturday

This bushfire season could be as bad as Black Saturday

This bushfire season could be as bad as Black Saturday

This bushfire season could be as bad as Black Saturday

Holidaymakers have been put on high alert for the bushfire season with concerns conditions could be as dangerous as those that led to the Black Saturday blazes.

Projects on the line if deal not struck on nature bill

Projects on the line if deal not struck on nature bill

Projects on the line if deal not struck on nature bill

Projects on the line if deal not struck on nature bill

Resource and housing projects could be blocked if Labor and the coalition don't strike a deal on long-awaited environmental reforms.

Deadly flu found on Australian sub-Antarctic island

Deadly flu found on Australian sub-Antarctic island

Deadly flu found on Australian sub-Antarctic island

Deadly flu found on Australian sub-Antarctic island

Testing has confirmed a deadly strain of bird flu has reached an Australian sub-Antarctic island, after scientists raised the alarm after unusual seal deaths.

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New offers made as clock starts ticking on nature talks

Environmentalists are pleading with the government to strike a deal with the Greens on major reforms which could include a crackdown on native forest logging.

Germany supports Brazil's forest plan at climate talks

World leaders gathered on the edge of the imperilled Amazon rainforest for a second day of talks at the world's most important meeting on climate change.

The ecological disaster threatening Australian seabirds

Thousands of dead seabirds washed up on Australia's coastline two years ago following a marine heatwave and scientists warn history could repeat.

Minister downplays risk of bird flu after seal deaths

The arrival of the deadly H5 strain in Australia is considered inevitable despite the remoteness of Heard Island, where unusual numbers of seal pups have died

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Native seed shortage 'undermines' Australia's eco goals

Scientists and conservationists say a native seed shortage is threatening Australia's commitment to protect and conserve 30 per cent of its landmass by 2030.

'Once in a century human': Jane Goodall's Aussie mark

Scientist Jane Goodall, whose work on primates took her around the world, had a soft spot for a leading Australian zoo where chimps thrive.

Wildlife advocate and primate expert Jane Goodall dies

Jane Goodall is being hailed as a pioneering primate expert and tireless advocate for the environment after her death at the age of 91 while on a speaking tour.

Koala vaccine hailed but rollout cost too much to bear

A proposal for a breakthrough koala vaccine to be administered in wild populations deserves to be "mocked", a wildlife conservation group says.

Pacific unity stressed at keystone regional summit

The host nation of major regional talks has urged fellow Pacific nations not to be "passive bystanders" to intensifying competition among powerful interests.

Massive koala park plan to give logging the chop

A huge proposed national park to protect koalas has been hailed by conservationists, but the logging industry says jobs will be decimated.

Bulldozers decimating koala habitats, advocates warn

The government must act to protect koala habitats from bulldozers, which will destroy 4000 hectares in 2025 - the worst on record, a green group has warned.

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