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Dead garfish in neon-green water in Ardrossan, South Australia on July 9.

‘Cyclone underwater’: Why the algae disaster could hit Australia’s east coast

The toxic microalgae devastating coastal waters of South Australia is the biggest outbreak in Australia, but NSW and Victoria have had previous smaller episodes. What you need to know.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Bianca Hall

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The Baudin’s black cockatoo in flight.

‘Death knell’ for Baudin’s black cockatoo as conservation bid rejected

The scientific community says there could be as few as 2500 of the birds left in the wild and asks whether the government is “waiting for zero” to act.

  • Emma Young
The toxic algal bloom in South Australia is killing marine life.

‘A dead shark, dead rays, dead fish, dead cuttlefish’: The toxic algal bloom is spreading

The federal government has announced a $14 million funding package for South Australia but resisted calls to declare the algal bloom a natural disaster.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Two humpback whales breaching off near Manly earlier this week.

Whale watchers advised to start early as climate change hastens migration

As ocean temperatures rise, whales are setting off earlier on their arduous breeding migrations along the east coast.

  • Mike Foley
Former Treasury head Ken Henry.

If Albanese can’t pass this test, ‘we should stop dreaming’: former Treasury boss

Ken Henry says overdue environmental reforms must happen before any thought is given to challenges facing the economy.

  • Mike Foley
Platypus diplomacy was all the rage but it often did not end well for the distinctive Australian animal..

Winston the platypus was shipped to England. Has his mystery death at sea been solved?

Platypus diplomacy by Australia to woo foreign countries caused intrigue and headlines. But it didn’t always end well for the species.

  • Julie Power
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The bottle with the note flung into the sea 13 years ago from Canada’s Bell Island.

A love note in a bottle is found years later, an ocean away

Anita and Brad’s message floated all the way from Canada’s Bell Island to Ireland’s west coast – leaving online detectives wondering: Were they still together?

  • Victoria Craw
Perth’s urban foxes.

Foxes without borders: How far one fox roamed across Perth in just one night

Foxes are moving startling distances across Perth suburbs, sometimes in just one night. Now after 150 turtle deaths, an unprecedented response is being launched.

  • Emma Young
The Buccaneer Archipelago is the site of a proposed barramundi fish farm expansion from global business Tassal.

Tarnished Tassal brand targets WA barramundi

Canadian giant Tassal is at the centre of a raging debate over salmon farming in Tasmania. Now it plans to grow a major operation in a Kimberley marine park.

  • Emma Young
Wama Foundation CEO Pippa Mott

How this former tobacco farm was transformed into art wonderland

The creative arts are flourishing in regional Victoria, and this weekend a new arts precinct opens in the shadows of the Grampians National Park.

  • Benjamin Preiss

Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/topic/biodiversity-jpe