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'How I feel on a Friday': Putricia begins final slump

'How I feel on a Friday': Putricia begins final slump

Superfans of a viral and rare botanical sensation continue to wait over an hour to catch a glimpse of the giant foul-smelling flower.

'Blessed be the bloom': Putricia begins rare unfurling

'Blessed be the bloom': Putricia begins rare unfurling

'Blessed be the bloom': Putricia begins rare unfurling

'Blessed be the bloom': Putricia begins rare unfurling

Devotees have flocked to witness the rare unfurling of a foul-smelling corpse flower which has attracted an unlikely online following.

Koala 'biggest loser' of federal land-clearing consents

Koala 'biggest loser' of federal land-clearing consents

Koala 'biggest loser' of federal land-clearing consents

Koala 'biggest loser' of federal land-clearing consents

The iconic koala lost more habitat to federally approved land-clearing than any other threatened species in 2024, the Australian Conservation Foundation says.

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Bushwalker's tale of survival a 'miracle', rescuer says

Bushwalker's tale of survival a 'miracle', rescuer says

The rescue of bushwalker Hadi Nazari in the Australian Alps after an almost two-week search has been described as a "miracle" by one of the men who found him.

Missing hiker search rolls on after his camera is found

Missing hiker search rolls on after his camera is found

An intensive search for a hiker missing in the Australian Alps for almost two weeks is continuing, after more of his personal items and a campfire were found.

Search resumes for missing bushwalker amid heat, fire

Search resumes for missing bushwalker amid heat, fire

The search for a bushwalker missing for 11 days resumes after specialist crews have joined the efforts amid soaring temperatures and nearby fires.

Day 10: search for hiker intensifies as more help sent

Day 10: search for hiker intensifies as more help sent

Another 50 rescue specialists have joined the 10-day search for missing hiker Hadi Nazari in Kosciuszko National Park’s "bloody tough" terrain.

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River project catches 'surprising creature' on camera

River project catches 'surprising creature' on camera

River project catches 'surprising creature' on camera

River project catches 'surprising creature' on camera

A program aimed at addressing declining river health is having impacts on the wider environment and community, with surprising flow-on effects.

Culture and Country are at the heart of this garden

Culture and Country are at the heart of this garden

Culture and Country are at the heart of this garden

Culture and Country are at the heart of this garden

A community has established a garden in the hopes of reconnecting young people with culture and Country through elders' stories and hands-on learning.

Fur flies over billion-dollar koala park cost claims

Fur flies over billion-dollar koala park cost claims

Fur flies over billion-dollar koala park cost claims

Fur flies over billion-dollar koala park cost claims

A billion-dollar purported price tag for a new national park has dropped jaws and raised eyebrows as loggers and environmentalists resume hostilities.

Turtle shell shock as chemicals pose population risk

Turtle shell shock as chemicals pose population risk

Turtle shell shock as chemicals pose population risk

Turtle shell shock as chemicals pose population risk

Scientists are warning about the impacts of forever chemicals on animals after a CSIRO study showed alarming health affects on freshwater turtles.

'Armageddon': the cultural cost of disturbing Gunlom

'Armageddon': the cultural cost of disturbing Gunlom

'Armageddon': the cultural cost of disturbing Gunlom

'Armageddon': the cultural cost of disturbing Gunlom

A precedent in sacred site law could have other jurisdictions looking to the NT after the Jawoyn people won the long-running Gunlom Falls court battle.

Elusive platypuses detected swimming close to city

Elusive platypuses detected swimming close to city

Elusive platypuses detected swimming close to city

Elusive platypuses detected swimming close to city

Platypuses has been traced to dozens of waterways in Greater Melbourne after a water company analysed DNA left in creeks and rivers.

Who let the dogs in? US airline in biosecurity breach

Who let the dogs in? US airline in biosecurity breach

Who let the dogs in? US airline in biosecurity breach

Who let the dogs in? US airline in biosecurity breach

A US-based airline could have jeopardised Australia's rabies-free status with the unchecked arrival of dogs aboard flights to Brisbane and Sydney.

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Global report charts 'catastrophic' wildlife decline

The world's monitored wildlife populations are down 73 per cent, with Australian species and the reef in the crosshairs, a major report warns.

Researchers deploy AI to track secret lives of whales

Researchers at Google and an Australian university have teamed up to track whales along the east coast and use AI to uncover what they are really up to.

Farming fuels NSW land clearing crisis: data

NSW cleared an area more than 160 times the size of Sydney's CBD in a single year, new government figures show.

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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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.

'Target' crocodile killed during search for missing man

Rangers have euthanised a large crocodile as the search continues for a NSW man who went missing while fishing in far north Queensland.

NSW Labor demands government recognises Palestine state

A NSW minister has led a push for the state's Labor conference to demand the federal government reverse its opposition to recognising Palestinian statehood.

Shark victim's severed leg found before hospital flight

A young surfer remains in hospital after a shark attack, but there's no update on whether surgeons have been able to reattach his leg.

NSW government reveals plans to fix broken nature laws

Two key recommendations of the Henry review have been pushed aside but the NSW government says it's plan to fix the nature crisis will still work.

Why land burials of whales dig a big hole for the ocean

Nature will be the big winner if Australia stops burying dead whales and gives the mighty creatures sea burials instead, researchers say.

Fears land clearing will lead to tree mammal extinction

A loss of trees and natural hollows is leading to a decline in the mammals that inhabit the spaces in northern Australia, sparking extinction fears.

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