Environment
Museum showcases fossils found out our feet.
A diver finds a tooth in the Beaumaris area from a prehistoric giant white shark, Cosmopolitodus plicatilis.
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‘We got there!’: Text messages reveal Woodside’s negotiating tactics
Private text messages between Woodside officials and senior Australian decision-makers lift the lid on how the industry engages with government to get results.
- by Bianca Hall
Revealed: How salmon politics trumped the environment
A freedom-of-information release reveals formal advice that salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour should cease while approval is reconsidered under federal environmental laws. The government backed the industry instead.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
A dog was off leash on a Sydney beach. A little penguin paid the price
Manly has the only breeding colony of fairy penguins on mainland NSW. The population has plummeted from 70 pairs in 2013-2014 to 15 pairs in 2024-2025.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Sydney's penguins
Manly is home to the only mainland breeding colony of little penguins in NSW, but they are especially vulnerable during moulting season.
‘Skeletal’ seal seeks respite in the Cooks River
It’s the same species as the healthy seals that frequently sun themselves on the VIP stairs at the Sydney Opera House.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Electric vehicles
A bush camping holiday with a runabout city EV? It can be done
Eight nights’ remote bush camping with two kids, towing a fully loaded trailer – in an EV. Yes, it can be done. But there are a few things to keep in mind.
- by Bianca Hall
National weather forecast for Saturday February 28
National weather forecast for Saturday February 28.
Fires and floods, fires and floods: Australia’s summer of extremes
Australia’s summer has been marked by repeated cycles of bushfires followed by floods, as Lake Eyre is set to be flooded for the second time in two years.
- by Bianca Hall
How to get mass adoption of EVs in city areas? It’s not just about public chargers
As inner-city residents in Sydney and Melbourne turn to DIY options to charge electric vehicles on the street, more councils are offering formal trials to suspend cables in the air or lay them safely across the street.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
National weather forecast for Thursday February 26
National weather forecast for Thursday February 26.