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The March 9 Edition
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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
‘It’s beautiful, but we’d like fresh air’: Life inside Melbourne’s most polluted suburb
The Age explores why the western suburbs are Australia’s fastest-growing region, and what’s holding them back from realising their full potential.
- Sophie Aubrey
The map, songline and pipeline. How legal experts misused Indigenous culture
“OMG, we win again!!!” wrote one campaigner about the fight with oil and gas giant Santos. But then the court changed its mind.
- Nick Toscano
Activist happy as claims struck out of Adani legal saga
A multinational mining company expects proceedings against an activist to go to trial even after he claimed a courtroom “win” in Brisbane.
- Fraser Barton
‘Loved and hated in equal measure’: The problem with Patagonia
The outdoor gear brand sits somewhere between an environmental activist group and a sportswear retailer – and commercial success is often not at the top of its priority list.
- Jessica Yun
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