Tasmania has just five federal seats. But many locals think the smallest state could be crucial to deciding who forms government in May.
The decision to “unprotect” dingoes is being challenged,with claims the move erases the cultural rights of First Nations people.
The prices would double or even triple for summer camping in popular campgrounds near Sydney,including Cattai in the Hawkesbury and Bonnie Vale in the Royal National Park.
Images of a baby colossal squid this week reminds us that the deep sea is an almost inexhaustible source of awe.
The heaviest invertebrate on the planet was discovered a century ago,but has largely remained a mystery. So much so that a team of scientists had no idea the magnitude of the footage they captured while on an expedition until days later.
A former WIRES volunteer convicted of aggravated animal cruelty over her care of an injured kangaroo has vowed to appeal,saying the decision puts all wildlife carers at risk.
The much-derided white ibis wasn’t always a city-slicker. But now it calls Sydney home,a rare case of a metropolis being the saviour of a threatened species.
The state’s environmental watchdog has blamed Sydney Water’s ageing sewerage network as the likely source of thousands of the greasy black spheres.
The Victorian Farmers Federation has argued dingoes should be fitted with collars that can deliver an electric shock when they approach private property.
More than 1 million feral deer are thought to call Victoria home. But unlike native dingoes,they remain a protected species.
A growing number of swimmers and councils have objected to the nets,but politicians have so far proved reluctant to end the program.