Kakadu land handed back to Aboriginal owners weeks after scathing report

Kakadu land handed back to Aboriginal owners weeks after scathing report

Six land claims in the NT have been finalised by the federal government,including over nearly 10,000 square kilometres of Kakadu National Park.

  • byCameron Gooley

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Flood flotsam hits 2 million pieces as cleaners storm the beaches

Flood flotsam hits 2 million pieces as cleaners storm the beaches

A delicate race against time to remove tonnes of flood debris from a World-Heritage listed island is ramping up.

  • byMatt Dennien
Shark Beach to shut out swimmers until December

Shark Beach to shut out swimmers until December

Vaucluse’s Shark Beach in Nielsen Park will be closed from March to complete a significant refurbishment to the stone seawall that has been in the works since it was damaged in a storm in 2016.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Minister asks for new look at bid to build in national parks

Minister asks for new look at bid to build in national parks

Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon has asked her department for immediate “detailed advice” on controversial locations proposed for cabins and campsites.

  • byTony Moore
State backs plan for luxury lakeside cabins in Queensland national park

State backs plan for luxury lakeside cabins in Queensland national park

The Queensland government is set to clear the way for 10 private cabins - costing up to $795 a night - overlooking a lake in Great Sandy National Park.

  • byTony Moore
Bike trail plan a salve for many but there’s a tiny fly in the ointment

Bike trail plan a salve for many but there’s a tiny fly in the ointment

Ambitious plan to build a mountain bike trail network at Warburton has conservationists worried about the critically-endangered Mount Donna Buang wingless stonefly.

  • byMiki Perkins
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Maximising for coolth:How a popular Sydney park will create its own cool microclimate
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Maximising for coolth:How a popular Sydney park will create its own cool microclimate

Under the project,Bicentennial Park will become a green respite for the 80,000 people who by 2023 will live or work there every day.

  • byJulie Power
Pristine Illawarra coastal reserve given protected status

Pristine Illawarra coastal reserve given protected status

The eight-kilometre stretch of coastline contains small tracts of rainforest,wetlands and two beloved surf beaches.

  • byLaura Chung
‘Landscape is culture’:Gweagal wisdom inspires fresh look at Kurnell site

‘Landscape is culture’:Gweagal wisdom inspires fresh look at Kurnell site

An Indigenous visitor centre to be built at Kurnell is one of the highlights of an exhibition at the National Museum of Australia and online.

  • byJulie Power
Ben Boyd National Park to be renamed over slave trade links

Ben Boyd National Park to be renamed over slave trade links

The national park’s new name will reflect local Aboriginal heritage following a review into the colonial landowner Ben Boyd’s background.

  • byTim Barlass
New 30,000 hectare expansion to Blue Mountains national park after years of negotiation

New 30,000 hectare expansion to Blue Mountains national park after years of negotiation

Adventurers will soon be able to rock climb,camp and explore a new state conservation area on the western edge of the Blue Mountains.

  • byLaura Chung