Matt Kean added 202,000ha of national parks. Now he wants another 200,000ha
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Matt Kean added 202,000ha of national parks. Now he wants another 200,000ha

NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean said the new addition of land on Friday afternoon was the largest single boost to national parks since 2005.

  • byNick O'Malley

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How Queensland's national parks generate billions every year

How Queensland's national parks generate billions every year

Research from two University of Queensland researchers in partnership with the Department of Environment and Science shows the tourism value of parks.

  • byLucy Stone
'They'll have an uprising on their hands':the fight to save wild horses

'They'll have an uprising on their hands':the fight to save wild horses

The ongoing debate about what to do with our feral brumby population has been a wild ride. A bloody solution looms.

  • byKonrad Marshall
Protesters keep up fight to save brumbies in high country

Protesters keep up fight to save brumbies in high country

Scores of brumby supporters rallied on the steps of Victoria's State Parliament against a culling program that could start within weeks.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
State authorities close parks over distancing fears

State authorities close parks over distancing fears

Victorian authorities have closed several major state parks due to concerns visitors are failing to observe social distancing laws.

  • byDavid Estcourt
Call of the wild:listen up,people,time is running out

Call of the wild:listen up,people,time is running out

Humanity's once-in-a-lifetime chance to save the planet.

  • byDavid Leser
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Bring your own soap as Victoria's parks reopen to the public

Bring your own soap as Victoria's parks reopen to the public

Victoria Parks insists people using parks should adequately prepare themselves for their visit including sanitiser or disinfectant.

  • byLisa Favazzo
All the pretty horses and all the damage done

All the pretty horses and all the damage done

Victoria and NSW are now sharply divided about what should be done to control wild horse numbers in alpine regions.

  • byTony Wright
Open parks for far-flung hiking to ease city clusters,expert says

Open parks for far-flung hiking to ease city clusters,expert says

The state government has warned people run the risk of being fined by police if they travel to a national park outside their area.

  • byAngus Thompson
Sixteen zoo staff. More than 200 animals. An encroaching fire. The rescue operation that became the pride of Mogo

Sixteen zoo staff. More than 200 animals. An encroaching fire. The rescue operation that became the pride of Mogo

With bushfires bearing down on them,staff members at a NSW South Coast zoo had to choose whether to save themselves or stay and protect their animal charges. It was no contest.

  • byJane Cadzow
Help us to manage the environment,Queensland farmers ask government

Help us to manage the environment,Queensland farmers ask government

Queensland farmers have joined forces with conservation groups to lobby the Queensland government for extra money to protect the state's network of privately owned nature refuges.

  • byTony Moore