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'Dying industry': taxpayers prop up native tree logging

'Dying industry': taxpayers prop up native tree logging

Nearly $250 million in grants have gone to the state-owned NSW forestry corporation in recent years amid questions about the sector's financial viability.

Pig tsar crowned to fight feral hog crisis in NSW first

Pig tsar crowned to fight feral hog crisis in NSW first

Pig tsar crowned to fight feral hog crisis in NSW first

Pig tsar crowned to fight feral hog crisis in NSW first

The state's first feral pig co-ordinator will work to cull an explosion in numbers across three hotspots as the animals cause millions of dollars damage.

Man dead, another in hospital as boat struck by whale

Man dead, another in hospital as boat struck by whale

Man dead, another in hospital as boat struck by whale

Man dead, another in hospital as boat struck by whale

A man has died after being thrown from a boat that was struck by a whale in waters off Sydney.

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Ancient fossil discovery sheds light on koala evolution

Ancient fossil discovery sheds light on koala evolution

A fossil of an ancient koala ancestor has provided insight into how the iconic marsupial evolved and unearthed links to potential relatives in South America.

Pig tsar to tackle feral hog crisis in NSW first

Pig tsar to tackle feral hog crisis in NSW first

The search is on for the state's first feral pig co-ordinator after an explosion in numbers caused millions of dollars in damage to agricultural land.

Mountain to reopen after 'Jesus saves' vandalism attack

Mountain to reopen after 'Jesus saves' vandalism attack

Queensland's culturally significant Mt Beerwah will reopen to visitors despite further public meddling following a "callous" vandalism attack.

Sweet science: honey could help develop new antybiotics

Sweet science: honey could help develop new antybiotics

Thanks to traditional owners, scientists have found honey produced by Australian ants contains antimicrobial properties that could help develop antibiotics.

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Australia's most attractive rodent makes 100km journey

Australia's most attractive rodent makes 100km journey

Australia's most attractive rodent makes 100km journey

Australia's most attractive rodent makes 100km journey

A Dusky Hopping Mouse made a 100km hop from its usual habitat to southern NSW, confirming a significant territorial expansion for the diminutive species.

Government finance agencies sued over climate reporting

Government finance agencies sued over climate reporting

Government finance agencies sued over climate reporting

Government finance agencies sued over climate reporting

An environment group is suing two government finance agencies, arguing they must tell taxpayers about climate and other harms caused by projects they funded.

Cross-cultural map is as functional as it is beautiful

Cross-cultural map is as functional as it is beautiful

Cross-cultural map is as functional as it is beautiful

Cross-cultural map is as functional as it is beautiful

In the Northern Territory desert, traditional knowledge and art are meeting Western science in a double-pronged approach to biodiversity conservation.

Safety zones offer fin-tastic benefits for marine life

Safety zones offer fin-tastic benefits for marine life

Safety zones offer fin-tastic benefits for marine life

Safety zones offer fin-tastic benefits for marine life

The removal of gillnet fishing in an area larger than 60,000 hectares is part of new rezoning plans announced by the Queensland government.

Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression

Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression

Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression

Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression

Government suppression of good science is hampering the fight to address the biodiversity crisis gripping the planet, an Australian expert says.

Development offsets insufficient to re-home koalas

Development offsets insufficient to re-home koalas

Development offsets insufficient to re-home koalas

Development offsets insufficient to re-home koalas

The costs involved in cultivating Queensland koala habitats are falling short of the levies paid by developers to build on land already home to the marsupials.

Lizard location under guard to save rare species

Lizard location under guard to save rare species

Lizard location under guard to save rare species

Lizard location under guard to save rare species

The government is guarding the location of a rare lizard population once thought to be extinct, after sightings were confirmed for the first time since 1969.

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Decision looms in battle over Tasmania's wild heart

It's crunch time in the bitter war over a tourism project in Tasmania's wild interior as some say it could have consequences for other World Heritage sites.

Parks chief struggled to find cash for pest control

The managers of Australia's national parks had to make tough choices during a decade of underfunding that prevented basic activities from being carried out.

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