Environmental activism
Black cockatoo battle erupts south of Perth as sand mine looms
A fight is brewing in a rural southern Perth suburb over a proposal to clear hectares of banksia woodland, potentially impacting a species already on the brink.
- Emma Young
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Animal rights activist Tash Peterson declares bankruptcy in Instagram videos
Vegan activist Tash Peterson and her partner have declared bankruptcy on Instagram, following their unsuccessful legal battle with a Perth veterinarian.
After throwing soup at Van Gogh and painting Stonehenge, agents of chaos say they’re done
The group of protesters, which included women in their 80s, grabbed the headlines with disruptive stunts that saw them arrested 3300 times in three years.
- Rob Harris
Just Stop Oil calls time on disruptive protests
The climate activists made headlines by activities that included throwing soup on famous artworks, interrupting live theatre and spraying paint on Stonehenge.
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People ‘just picking up’ starving WA cockatoos as burglars target nests
At what point does a pet become a pest? Meanwhile, here’s why one of Perth’s foremost black cockatoo rehab figures is saying he’s ‘never seen anything like it’.
- Emma Young
Big trees, bold development plans and a community pushing back
A plan put before Brisbane City Council to subdivide an old research site into 27 lots initially misrepresented the mature tree cover. Locals are concerned.
- Courtney Kruk
How our national parks got dragged into the culture wars
The bitter fight against national parks has attracted a motley crew of prospectors, 4WD enthusiasts, shooters, horse riders, unionists and micro-parties.
- Bianca Hall
‘Where is the line?’: Magistrate mulls ethics of climate protest outside home of Woodside boss
A court hearing for the climate activists arrested outside the home of Woodside boss Meg O’Neill has descended into an ethical debate about the limits of the right to protest.
- Jesinta Burton
Rural rebellion at plan to populate Perth’s urban fringe
Paving Perth’s paddocks is one way the state’s planning to accommodate the projected 2050 population. But will the city’s most biodiverse wetland suffer?
- Emma Young
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