Platypus detectives use crime scene technology to unlock monotreme mysteries

Platypus detectives use crime scene technology to unlock monotreme mysteries

Platypuses are so elusive that the location of all their different habitats remains a secret,but new technology may be about to change that.

  • byMike Foley

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‘Quick fix’:Tassie devil among species no longer subject to recovery plans

‘Quick fix’:Tassie devil among species no longer subject to recovery plans

Tasmanian devils are among almost 200 species and ecosystems that will no longer have recovery plans but merely conservation advice,according to proposed federal changes.

  • byPeter Hannam
‘Risky move’:Minister approves coal mine despite climate legal challenge

‘Risky move’:Minister approves coal mine despite climate legal challenge

Environment Minister Sussan Ley has approved a coal mine which was the subject of a court case to determine whether she has a duty of care to protect children from global warming.

  • byNick Toscano andMike Foley
Song of survival:Regent honeyeaters learn wild melody to save the species

Song of survival:Regent honeyeaters learn wild melody to save the species

Regent honeyeaters need to know their love song to thrive,but the brilliant black and gold bird is losing its ability to sing the “right” song.

  • byMike Foley
Barrier Reef’s future depends on greater climate action:Warren Entsch

Barrier Reef’s future depends on greater climate action:Warren Entsch

The government’s Special Envoy to the Great Barrier Reef says Australia should undertake “accelerated changes to reach net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest”.

  • byMike Foley
Kakadu report delayed by lockdowns after relationship fracture
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Kakadu report delayed by lockdowns after relationship fracture

Environment Minister Sussan Ley has confirmed a report assessing the joint management model of Kakadu National Park has been delayed until the end of 2021.

  • byCameron Gooley
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Rare night parrot photograph ‘gives us hope there are more out there’

Rare night parrot photograph ‘gives us hope there are more out there’

Indigenous rangers in a remote region of Western Australia have taken photographs of a night parrot,fanning hopes that more of the elusive and very rare birds may be in the wild.

  • byPeter Hannam
Coalition argues over farm regulations to boost Great Barrier Reef health

Coalition argues over farm regulations to boost Great Barrier Reef health

Australia has just months to demonstrate the Great Barrier Reef should not be listed as in danger,but the government faces division over farm water laws to protect it.

  • byMike Foley
‘Where the rubber hits the road’:Australia’s bushfire recovery effort heats up

‘Where the rubber hits the road’:Australia’s bushfire recovery effort heats up

Bushfire recovery efforts in NSW and Victorian forests are gaining pace in the wake of the devastating Black Summer bushfires.

  • byMike Foley andPeter Hannam
No more excuses about danger to Great Barrier Reef

No more excuses about danger to Great Barrier Reef

Thanks to intense lobbying,Australia convinced the World Heritage Committee to defer the reef’s “in danger” listing. But this pyrrhic victory may well have painted Australia into a corner.

  • byTerry Hughes
Australia saves Barrier Reef World Heritage status,cops climate deadline

Australia saves Barrier Reef World Heritage status,cops climate deadline

Australia has delayed a vote to downgrade the World Heritage status of the Great Barrier Reef,but UNESCO demands greater action on climate and water quality.

  • byMike Foley