Rio Tinto to take full control of controversial mine in Kakadu

Rio Tinto to take full control of controversial mine in Kakadu

The last chapter in one of Australia’s biggest environmental battles is set to play out.

  • bySimon Johanson

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‘Beacon of hope’:World’s largest coral discovered in Solomon Islands

‘Beacon of hope’:World’s largest coral discovered in Solomon Islands

“Just when we think there is nothing left to discover on planet Earth,we find a massive coral … pulsing with life and colour,” said explorer-in-residence Enric Sala.

  • byBianca Hall
‘Free-range’ label to stay when chickens locked down to contain bird flu

‘Free-range’ label to stay when chickens locked down to contain bird flu

A new strain of bird flu has infected the rest of the world and could enter Australia at any moment. When it does,poultry producers will be on red alert.

  • byMike Foley
WA’s new mega-marine park ‘misses the science’ in thwarted ambition:expert
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WA’s new mega-marine park ‘misses the science’ in thwarted ambition:expert

This vast plan,which attracted 22,000 public comments,has had a fatal drop in protections at the final hour and will now never do what the government promises,an expert says.

  • byEmma Young
Big issues bringing more protests and problems to Sydney’s streets
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Big issues bringing more protests and problems to Sydney’s streets

Demonstrations in the city reached record levels last year and are booming worldwide as numerous crisis points and political polarisation point people to problems.

  • byNigel Gladstone
Homes v habitat:The fight to save a forest amid a population boom

Homes v habitat:The fight to save a forest amid a population boom

Campaigners want to save south-east Queensland’s Woogaroo forest for koalas;developers want the land for desperately needed housing. Something has to give.

  • byCourtney Kruk
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Licence to kill:Millions of Australian native animals legally slaughtered
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Licence to kill:Millions of Australian native animals legally slaughtered

Australians took out licences to kill more than 1.2 million native animals and birds last year alone,with kangaroos and wallabies comprising almost half the animals killed.

  • byBianca Hall
Minister’s plan to scrap emissions plans on WA’s biggest polluting projects
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Minister’s plan to scrap emissions plans on WA’s biggest polluting projects

The projects with greenhouse gas management plans cover about 310 million tonnes of estimated CO2 emissions from WA industry over the next 25 years.

  • byHamish Hastie
‘A dog’s breakfast’:Environment groups flag ‘inconsistencies’ in US company’s Kimberley fracking plans

‘A dog’s breakfast’:Environment groups flag ‘inconsistencies’ in US company’s Kimberley fracking plans

An American oil and gas company with plans to begin fracking operations in the Kimberley is accused of attempting to pull the wool over the federal government’s eyes.

  • byHolly Thompson
Wildlife emergency:Australia prepares for bird flu onslaught

Wildlife emergency:Australia prepares for bird flu onslaught

A deadly strain of bird flu has swept the globe,and Australia is the last uninfected continent. Preparations for the carnage have just begun.

  • byMike Foley
When money’s tight,we can’t afford to worry about our costliest threat

When money’s tight,we can’t afford to worry about our costliest threat

In just a couple of years,the cost of living has pushed climate action down the order of our deepest concerns.

  • byMatt Wade