Biodiversity
Life just got a lot more dangerous for Victoria’s feral deer
More than 1 million feral deer are thought to call Victoria home. But unlike native dingoes, they remain a protected species.
- Bianca Hall
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‘Rotten, stinking’ dead fish brandished in Senate salmon fight
Opposition to the prime minister’s captain’s call to shield salmon farming from legal challenges prompted the Greens to stage a piscatorial stunt in the Senate.
- Mike Foley
Melbourne could have a new park 76 times the size of the Botanic Gardens – if government acts now
The land for a huge proposed park on Melbourne’s northern fringe could soon be lost to developers, the government has been warned.
- Adam Carey
Dramatic footage shows logging inside proposed koala park
The Minns government’s key environmental promise was the Great Koala National Park. Two years after the election, government loggers are still cutting down trees in the area.
- Nick O'Malley
Last dance for striking spider as Perth estate moves into its home
It’s a stunning example of the failure of WA’s planning system, say advocates: the loss of a rare and beautiful species for the “ugly monoculture” of sprawl.
- Sarah Brookes
Albanese stares down his own MPs over fishy captain’s call
The prime minister has again overruled Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek and faced opposition from his own party over his plan to protect Tasmania’s farmed-salmon industry.
- Mike Foley and Paul Sakkal
- Opinion
- Farming
Planning tonight’s dinner? Don’t eat Atlantic salmon before reading this
Some people are under the illusion that farmed salmon is a sustainable industry. But if you’re feeling hungry, read this first.
- Peter Singer
A huge iceberg broke off Antarctica. What scientists found under it stunned them
A gigantic iceberg about 30 kilometres long cracked off the ice sheet on January 13, revealing a swath of ocean that had not seen daylight in decades.
- Dino Grandoni
Perth council offers home owners an annual ‘tree bonus’. But there’s a catch
Home owners could be paid thousands of dollars each year simply by retaining large trees on their property in an attempt to protect Perth’s dwindling tree canopy.
- Heather McNeill
Scientists warn $100 billion ‘green’ project will destroy WA heritage
A plan to build 3000 wind turbines and six million solar panels in WA to make hydrogen and ammonia is in an area experts call “an irreplaceable global treasure”.
- Emma Young
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