Environment
Habitat destruction pushing koalas toward extinction

Koalas are disappearing as state governments and industries destroy habitats — what will future ...  
Adani, Trump and the undoing of global anti-corruption norms

Trump's suspension of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has signalled to business elites that ...  
Drinking in a dried out Lake Bolac

A local boy ponders the riddle of the diminished shoreline at Lake Bolac, an inland lake in the ...  
Battin on fumes: How ‘clean gas’ could burn the Victorian Liberals

Pitched as a solution, Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin’s clean gas crusade may prove to ...  
New environment minister a win for industry but a loss for environment

The decision to put an ex-forestry minister in charge of environmental protection shows that ...  
Antarctica’s surprise rebound: Why we shouldn’t breathe easy yet

Scientists have detected a mass gain in Antarctica's ice sheet, but it's not quite the climate v ...  
Coalition bombs itself with nuclear energy policy

While the Coalition was determined to switch Australia over to nuclear energy, voters had another ...  
Labor's election win hopefully a turning point for environment

Following a landslide victory, Labor will have to answer to 96% of Australians, who say more ...  
Spain's blackout a warning Australia can't ignore

The blackout in Spain which caused a state of emergency serves as a reminder for Australia to make ...  
Dutton rides MAGA wave as PM pitches promise

Days away from the Federal Election, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has yet to offer the voting ...  
More than a thousand koalas shot in aerial operation

Secrecy around Australia's wildlife management has been given a disturbing precedent after more ...  
High Court logging appeal decision may be a game changer

Conservation groups can now challenge Forestry Corporation decisions ... and the list of concerns ...  
Ted O'Brien fires up over Coalition nuclear debate

With the Federal Election edging closer, the Opposition has opened the floodgates on its nuclear ...  
POEM: The Great Barrier Grieves

The Great Barrier grieves beneath the waves, in silence, cold and blue.  
Long-term goals vital for voters in upcoming election

Short-term promises being made by the major parties in the lead-up to the election offer nothing ...  
Japanese all heart despite World Solar Challenge blow out

A Japanese team respectfully bows before its solar-powered car in readiness to tackle the Darwin ...  
The West Is Red

The West is red, the tweets are loud, the slogans reach the sky.  
Environment the big loser in this year's Federal Election

One likely outcome of the 2025 Federal Election is that environmental issues will continue to be ...  
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