Nillumbik,Melbourne’s “green wedge shire”,has ordered a local farmer uproot a row of native trees she planted in a wildlife corridor.
Images of a baby colossal squid this week reminds us that the deep sea is an almost inexhaustible source of awe.
One of Australia’s most significant horticultural events,this year’s show tackled notions of rewilding,sustainability and rehabilitation,with ideas easy to apply to the home garden.
In the WA capital,century-old Moreton Bay figs are among the trees falling victim to an alarming pest – and the city is taking extreme measures to counter it.
More than 1 million feral deer are thought to call Victoria home. But unlike native dingoes,they remain a protected species.
Opposition to the prime minister’s captain’s call to shield salmon farming from legal challenges prompted the Greens to stage a piscatorial stunt in the Senate.
The land for a huge proposed park on Melbourne’s northern fringe could soon be lost to developers,the government has been warned.
The Minns government’s key environmental promise was the Great Koala National Park. Two years after the election,government loggers are still cutting down trees in the area.
It’s a stunning example of the failure of WA’s planning system,say advocates:the loss of a rare and beautiful species for the “ugly monoculture” of sprawl.
The prime minister has again overruled Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek and faced opposition from his own party over his plan to protect Tasmania’s farmed-salmon industry.