Platypuses are so elusive that the location of all their different habitats remains a secret,but new technology may be about to change that.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
Bushfire recovery efforts in NSW and Victorian forests are gaining pace in the wake of the devastating Black Summer bushfires.
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.
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.