More green space revealed for Sydney’s west with creation of Gulguer National Park
A major new national park will be created in Western Sydney, aimed at protecting threatened species and providing…
New fishing bans with $400 fine at popular Aussie tourist spot come into force in days
Visitors to one of Australia’s newest marine parks are being warned to check the rules before arriving, as…
Queensland researchers use drones and AI to capture bird data critical to conservation efforts
On a cool morning along the esplanade of the sleepy bayside town of Toorbul, bird songs and squabbles…
Push to create 1.2-million-hectare Great Southern Forest across NSW South Coast
Almost 1.2 million hectares of southern NSW bushland from the Illawarra to the Victorian border could be merged…
The federal government says it fixed Australia’s ‘broken’ environmental laws. Koala advocates disagree
Environmentalists in Brisbane’s bayside say the continued land-clearing of koala habitat highlights lingering loopholes in national environment laws,…
Rainforest conservationist Tony Parkes dies aged 96 after a career of ‘world-leading science’
One of Australia’s leading figures in rainforest conservation, Dr Tony Parkes AO, has died aged 96, leaving a…
Thousands of baby green sea turtles head to sea after successful egg relocation
More than 9,100 northern Great Barrier Reef green sea turtle hatchlings have begun their journey to sea after…
Cull of 20,000 native birds at Newcastle Waters cattle station will not go ahead after parent company intervened
The UK-based parent company of Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC) has instructed its Northern Territory staff to abandon “any…
Natural burials begin at NSW conservation cemetery Walawaani Way
Cristina Giusti feels at peace when she visits her son’s grave. Before her son Adam Clark died in…
Freshwater turtles thriving only months after outback lake was on verge of drying up
In the early hours of the morning, university students Amelia Corboy and Eric Brooks jump in their kayak…
How Australia’s most iconic inland fish species has bounced back
At up to 1.8 metres in length and weighing more than 50 kilograms, the Murray cod is the…
How salt water is restoring life to parts of the Queensland coast
The tide is turning in parts of coastal Queensland. Conservation groups, traditional owners and landholders are removing tidal…