Biodiversity
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- Perth
The state made new laws to protect WA nature. Then it forgot something
The agency protecting the state’s famed but threatened ecosystems is not only not protecting most of them, but has been given no resources to do so.
- Emma Young
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This habitat is more diverse than a rainforest. Yet people drive over it
The Victorian landscape was once cloaked in these vibrant habitats. There are precious few left, but work has begun to preserve and expand what we’ve got.
- Benjamin Preiss
‘An absolute menace’: Sydney council plots pigeon cull
The controversial decision has sparked a heated debate about humane wildlife management and the effectiveness of such measures.
- David Barwell
In a remote snorkelling paradise north of Australia, I see the world anew
Visiting West Papua’s biodiversity hotspot of Raja Ampat after eye surgery, a traveller beholds a coral wonderland.
- Helen Anderson
Tanya Plibersek rejected this clean energy project. The Allan government is trying again
An offshore wind hub at the Port of Hastings that was rejected by the federal government has been given a second chance.
- Kieran Rooney
South Australia’s algal bloom has spread. Here’s why the rest of Australia should be worried
Sharks, rays, octopus and penguins are among more than 330 species killed by the mass algal bloom washing across South Australia’s coasts. It won’t end there.
- Bianca Hall
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- Environmental protection
German industrial giant dumps Exmouth Gulf project after fierce fight
For many years, the West Australian community has battled against the industrialisation of the area known as Ningaloo’s nursery. They’re now celebrating a “major win”.
- Emma Young
‘Wake-up call’: A sting in the bee love story for native pollinators
Australia has about 1700 species of native bees, and many of them are being outcompeted by European honeybees.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
How a bee sees the world
An animated video showing bee vision, which is pixellated because their compound eyes but includes greater perception of colour, including UV light wavelengths (as well as blue and green), and greater distinction between contrasts of black and white.
Environmentalists say our green goals don’t protect nature or work for business. Here’s how Labor plans to fix the problem
A federal environment protection agency is back on the agenda as a controversial gas project approval brings focus to the government’s long list of overdue environmental reforms.
- Mike Foley
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