Environment
Fees up and quad bikes in: New plans for NSW national parks
As a fight brews about the cost of supported camping in NSW national parks, an updated government document reveals commercial motorbike tours and quad biking could be allowed in hundreds of parks across the state.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Latest
SA’s algal bloom spreading north towards one of the world’s marine wonders
The annual aggregation of giant cuttlefish in the Spencer Gulf attracts photographers, divers and researchers from across the globe. But a microscopic menace could endanger the phenomenon.
- by Bianca Hall
Released emails reveal heavy political lobbying as massive gas project extended
Woodside asked the government to ensure its media messaging “aligned” with the gas giant’s, as negotiations over its North West Shelf project continued.
- by Bianca Hall
The sad reality for bushfire-affected koalas
For bushfire-affected koalas, the prognosis is often bad. The vet team at Wildlife Victoria treat burnt koalas with the best care possible.
‘Ball bearings in the snow’: The role of climate change in deadly avalanches
More than a dozen people have died in avalanches on two different continents this week alone. What causes the deadly snow slides, and is climate change making it worse?
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘The water was completely dead’: Inside the grim race with a microscopic enemy
‘Seen the worst I can see’: On this remote stretch of beach, a new ground zero has emerged.
- by Bianca Hall
Born to be wild
An historic release of Manning River turtles born and bred in captivity in the wild Barrington River, a tributary of the Manning, in NSW.
Opinion
Global warming
Don’t be gaslit on climate. There’s no going back on this energy transition
The world has an enormous task to avoid the worst effects of climate change, and the risks remain serious. The energy transition is well under way, however, and politicians need to be honest about that.
- by Rod Sims and Rebecca Burdon
Hayley’s team took in 12 endangered turtles. Then the hard work began
Understanding the romantic life of Manning River turtles led to the first successful breeding of the reptiles in captivity and a release of the next generation into the wild Barrington River.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons