Homes v habitat:The fight to save a forest amid a population boom

Homes v habitat:The fight to save a forest amid a population boom

Campaigners want to save south-east Queensland’s Woogaroo forest for koalas;developers want the land for desperately needed housing. Something has to give.

  • byCourtney Kruk

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‘Refugees in their own country’:Starving cockies flood Perth Zoo vets amid food crisis

‘Refugees in their own country’:Starving cockies flood Perth Zoo vets amid food crisis

Perth’s zoo and black cockatoo rehab centres are struggling with emaciated cockatoos after an unprecedented climate event wiped out their remaining food source.

  • byEmma Young
Penny knows Neville needs to be locked up,like all the other killers

Penny knows Neville needs to be locked up,like all the other killers

The number of pet cats per household could be capped as Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek prepares a scheme to protect wildlife from domestic and feral felines.

  • byMike Foley andMillie Muroi
‘It can get worse’:The bite that burns like fire and killed a football hero

‘It can get worse’:The bite that burns like fire and killed a football hero

The bites cause a burning sensation lasting for about an hour,with an outbreak in Queensland already forcing closures of sporting fields and beaches.

  • byMike Foley
When crocodiles attack:Why people become prey

When crocodiles attack:Why people become prey

Crocodiles were almost wiped out but have rebounded since protections were introduced in the 1970s. How common are crocodile attacks and how many people are killed?

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
The asbestos clean-up in Melbourne parks has begun. It will cost ratepayers more than $500k
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The asbestos clean-up in Melbourne parks has begun. It will cost ratepayers more than $500k

Residents of Hobsons Bay City Council are on the hook for over half a million dollars to replace asbestos-contaminated mulch,first found by a local father in April.

  • byRachael Dexter
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Lawyer claims Brazil dam disaster evidence will expose BHP safety failures

Lawyer claims Brazil dam disaster evidence will expose BHP safety failures

A “blockbuster” trial due to start in October will expose evidence of deliberate decisions made by BHP up to board level to prioritise profit over safety,a lawyer says.

  • bySimon Johanson
The 2022 floods destroyed the Shepparton Swans’ facilities. The AFL stepped in so they could keep playing

The 2022 floods destroyed the Shepparton Swans’ facilities. The AFL stepped in so they could keep playing

The AFL has poured millions of dollars into local community clubs across the country to help them recover from extreme weather events driven by the impacts of climate change.

  • byMarnie Vinall
Undermining the watchdog is against WA’s nature. We must defend our thin green line

Undermining the watchdog is against WA’s nature. We must defend our thin green line

WA has special natural resources – resources that have helped make our economy strong. But what makes us strong also needs protecting,and now is the time.

  • byJess Beckerling
WA mega-marine park proposed to rival Ningaloo needs work:scientists
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WA mega-marine park proposed to rival Ningaloo needs work:scientists

This vast and ambitious plan has weaknesses – particularly around the popular tourism area of Esperance – that could hobble it from the start,say scientists.

  • byHolly Thompson
The property boasted space for an ‘extraordinary home’. Its owner has copped a record fine

The property boasted space for an ‘extraordinary home’. Its owner has copped a record fine

A Sydney woman illegally cleared hectares of native vegetation and destroyed critical koala habitat to make a site for a house and space for her family to drive their cars.

  • byJessica McSweeney