Reprieve for Perth’s little penguins as state holds off on construction
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Reprieve for Perth’s little penguins as state holds off on construction

The government’s changed its plans to carry out construction work during the breeding season of an already decimated little penguin population,it can be revealed.

  • byHolly Thompson

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On notice:WA watchdog sets Alcoa a deadline for mining approvals

On notice:WA watchdog sets Alcoa a deadline for mining approvals

The Environmental Protection Authority has warned Alcoa to provide the information it needs on time,or risk stricter conditions on its mining in WA forests.

  • byPeter Milne
‘Ecological grief’:communities,economy suffer from damage to Great Barrier Reef

‘Ecological grief’:communities,economy suffer from damage to Great Barrier Reef

The Commonwealth’s five-year report card says the outlook for Australia’s world heritage ecosystem is very poor,with global warming the biggest threat.

  • byMike Foley
Doomist or realist? Meet the scientist who says the climate collapse has already begun

Doomist or realist? Meet the scientist who says the climate collapse has already begun

Jem Bendell was made famous by his paper Deep Adaptation,in which he argued that climate collapse was inevitable. Now he says it has already begun.

  • byNick O'Malley
Your salmon fillets could be driving a rare,ancient species to extinction

Your salmon fillets could be driving a rare,ancient species to extinction

The Commonwealth’s top scientific committee says salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour could wipe out the Maguean skate.

  • byMike Foley
Cook overhauls environmental laws,watchdog,to cut ‘green tape’

Cook overhauls environmental laws,watchdog,to cut ‘green tape’

Assessments by WA’s environmental watchdog will remain independent,but green groups fear its board will be stacked with protectors of development,not ecology.

  • byPeter Milne
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There are too many crocs in Australia. Time to unleash the hunters

There are too many crocs in Australia. Time to unleash the hunters

Other countries successfully manage safari-style hunting of dangerous animals such as crocodiles. Why not Australia?

  • byBrad Emery
Bandicoot bandits taking a bite out of a multimillion-dollar business

Bandicoot bandits taking a bite out of a multimillion-dollar business

The unlikely gourmands are pilfering thousands of dollars of farmed black truffles a night,but a PhD student has been working to get them to change their ways.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Are our selfies killing WA’s best assets? Scientists say yes

Are our selfies killing WA’s best assets? Scientists say yes

A desperate attempt is under way to protect rare species from social media-driven nature tourism and influencer culture.

  • byClaire Ottaviano
Ugly stoush over dogs on multimillion-dollar stretch of beach

Ugly stoush over dogs on multimillion-dollar stretch of beach

A local council is struggling to keep the peace amid a furious dispute over off-leash dogs on an idyllic NSW beach.

  • byCatherine Naylor
WA’s eco-watchdog rejected Gorgon. Chevron’s performance has proved it right
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WA’s eco-watchdog rejected Gorgon. Chevron’s performance has proved it right

Labor has ignored WA’s environment watchdog on a huge gas project before. Will Roger Cook learn the lesson before it decides on Woodside’s Browse?

  • byPeter Milne