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Fishing
Fishing ban extended to protect blue gropers in NSW
The decision comes after research showing the population of the beloved fish has plummeted in Greater Sydney.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Victorian environment
Inside the fight to save the last Victorian Highlands forest fairies
Faced with ‘government inaction’ on protecting Australia’s most critically endangered animals, these campaigners are taking matters into their own hands.
- by Bianca Hall
Opinion
Climate policy
Why the Coalition should stop trying to silence nuclear power critics
Attacking the Climate Change Authority, as the Coalition did this week, will not change the price of nuclear nor the cost of coal.
- by Nick O'Malley
National weather forecast for Thursday, February 27
National weather forecast for Thursday, February 27.
Thousands of dead fish, a $37m federal promise and an animal close to extinction: Australia’s ‘salmon war’ gets ugly
A major fish kill in the waters of south-east Tasmania has raised tensions just as the prime minister has backed the industry.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
National weather forecast for Wednesday February 26
National weather forecast for Wednesday February 26.
Cause of mysterious peacock deaths revealed in environmental Cluedo
The environmental watchdog has found six peacocks from a wild population on the Central Coast died from eating pesticide pellets, in what may have been a deliberate poisoning.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Climate crisis
World urged to stay the course on climate action as Trump turns away
Europe’s top official on climate action says the rest of the world must hold steady on decarbonisation and the transition to renewable energy in the face of “global turmoil”.
- by Bianca Hall and Nick O'Malley
Five years on, Cobargo residents rebuild
Kyle Moser and David Wilson lost everything when bushfires devastated the South Coast in 2019. Now, their rebuilt home is nearly ready for them to move into. (Video by Tom Compagnoni)
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