Environment
This beach was crowned Australia’s best. Is it being ‘loved to death’?
An increasing number of Australian natural wonders have become so popular, so rapidly, authorities are being forced to consider limiting public access to them.
- by Bianca Hall
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Murray-Darling Basin
‘Smells pretty bad’: 100,000 dead fish litter lakeshore near Menindee homes
Hundreds of thousands of native fish have died in Lake Menindee amid a heatwave and blue-green algae bloom.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Wildlife
NSW launched a review of wildlife care in 2024. Now the results are in
A $9 million package aims to fix systemic problems including volunteer burnout and poor organisational culture in the struggling sector.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Drinks delivered for dingoes in bushfire-ravaged national park
Authorities have installed temporary water stations amid concerns that fires that tore through the Mallee are driving parched dingoes onto private farms.
- by Bianca Hall
‘Great big holes’ undermine Minns government’s key park promise
A decision to exclude plantations from the future Great Koala National Park could threaten the long-term survival of koalas and a possible World Heritage listing, a new report warns.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Australia’s bid to persuade the UN the Great Barrier Reef is doing better
The federal government is fighting against the Great Barrier Reef being listed as “in danger”. Such a listing could threaten 77,000 jobs and a $9 billion industry.
- by Bianca Hall
How the record-breaking ‘heat dome’ enveloped Australia
Described as a “heat dome” for its sheer persistence and super-heating qualities, the heatwave has had an effect akin to putting a lid on a boiling pot.
- by Bianca Hall
‘Colossal’ pollution spikes in Sydney’s drinking water catchment
The environmental watchdog has issued a clean-up notice to the operator of a coal mine near Lithgow over pollution in a river which flows into Warragamba Dam.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The SA miracle: How one Australian state leads the world on renewables
Hard work and “really good wind” have helped South Australia become a world leader on renewables. But the state is determined to go further.
- by Nick O'Malley and Bianca Hall