Endangered greater glider found dead next to department’s felling site

Endangered greater glider found dead next to department’s felling site

Conservationists are furious after they warned the government about the presence of greater gliders and Leadbeater’s possums in trees identified for removal.

  • byBianca Hall

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Fears Elon Musk’s ‘tantrum’ sackings could hit Australian EV drivers

Fears Elon Musk’s ‘tantrum’ sackings could hit Australian EV drivers

Mercurial chief executive Elon Musk’s decision to fire the team responsible for Superchargers,widely considered to be the gold-star model of charging stations,has left the industry reeling.

  • byBianca Hall
Lonely Neil the Seal now in danger of being loved to death

Lonely Neil the Seal now in danger of being loved to death

The 700-kilogram seal pup has grown into an international viral celebrity,but authorities fear he could become a victim of his own popularity.

  • byBianca Hall
‘Tears of happiness at the sight of you’:Our love affair with urban trees

‘Tears of happiness at the sight of you’:Our love affair with urban trees

New research demonstrates the deep personal connections people forge with the urban environment around them,particularly city trees.

  • byBianca Hall
Oil giant plans to move 60,000 tonnes of steel,rig waste to UN-listed wetlands

Oil giant plans to move 60,000 tonnes of steel,rig waste to UN-listed wetlands

ExxonMobil says it will recycle and repurpose 95 per cent of the material from offshore oil and gas platforms,but the plan has fishers and environmentalists worried.

  • byBianca Hall
Can court compensate for loss of a way of life? Climate case to wrap up

Can court compensate for loss of a way of life? Climate case to wrap up

The Commonwealth has argued Torres Strait Islanders losing their unique island customs could be seen under law as a comparable loss to personal injuries.

  • byBianca Hall
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The gold-flecked American lothario who got lost in a sewage plant

The gold-flecked American lothario who got lost in a sewage plant

The off-course plover,covered in golden flecks that indicate his readiness to take a mate,should have landed in the Arctic for his species’ breeding season.

  • byBianca Hall
Legal fight to save their island homes from the rising sea

Legal fight to save their island homes from the rising sea

Singer Christine Anu has thrown her support behind a legal bid to save her ancestral island home in the Torres Strait from the effects of climate change.

  • byBianca Hall
Sunburnt seals and penguins? Antarctica’s ozone layer the worst it’s been since 1970s

Sunburnt seals and penguins? Antarctica’s ozone layer the worst it’s been since 1970s

Seal pups and fledgling penguins could suffer sunburn and skin cancer,and it’s all down to volcanoes and bushfires.

  • byBianca Hall
Is this the first animal to become extinct on Tanya Plibersek’s watch?

Is this the first animal to become extinct on Tanya Plibersek’s watch?

The Yalmy galaxias – a fish the length of an adult’s finger – has spurred seven environment groups to unite in a last-ditch rescue mission.

  • byBianca Hall andMike Foley
‘Forest gardening’:Stoush over Aboriginal corporation’s land management

‘Forest gardening’:Stoush over Aboriginal corporation’s land management

Wombat State Forest near Daylesford has sparked a new chapter in Victoria’s forest wars,pitting Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation against a renowned ecology professor and his publisher.

  • byBianca Hall