Biodiversity
‘Green wedge’ council targets guerrilla gardener over native plantings
Nillumbik, Melbourne’s “green wedge shire”, has ordered a local farmer uproot a row of native trees she planted in a wildlife corridor.
- Adam Carey
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Our love of the ocean runs deep, but yet, we’re in troubled waters
Images of a baby colossal squid this week reminds us that the deep sea is an almost inexhaustible source of awe.
- Julia Baird
The art of looking wild at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show
One of Australia’s most significant horticultural events, this year’s show tackled notions of rewilding, sustainability and rehabilitation, with ideas easy to apply to the home garden.
- Megan Backhouse
A beetle is killing some of Perth’s grandest trees. The eastern states could be next
In the WA capital, century-old Moreton Bay figs are among the trees falling victim to an alarming pest – and the city is taking extreme measures to counter it.
- Victoria Laurie
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
‘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
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