Environment
Conservation
‘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
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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
‘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
All those summer drinks lead to record recycling rates
Since the container deposit scheme’s inception in November 2023, can and bottle recycling rates have more than doubled in Victoria.
- by Bianca Hall
‘Tear gas for sharks’: Non-lethal barriers proposed for Australian beaches
What if you could stop sharks from entering the beach without hurting them or any other animals by deploying magnets?
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Former Greens leader Adam Bandt emerges from the wilderness
After last year’s election drubbing for the Greens, Bandt wants to reinvigorate the nation’s environment movement in his new role as chief of the Australian Conservation Foundation.
- by Nick O'Malley
Feral dogs in this Himalayan region are outcompeting snow leopards
It started with a population of street dogs in the towns of Ladakh, India. Now 25,000 dogs are running rampant in the cold desert, hunting wildlife.
- by Emily Anthes