National weather forecast for Friday February 06.
An increasing number of Australian natural wonders have become so popular,so rapidly,authorities are being forced to consider limiting public access to them.
National weather forecast for Thursday February 05.
Hundreds of thousands of native fish have died in Lake Menindee amid a heatwave and blue-green algae bloom.
A $9 million package aims to fix systemic problems including volunteer burnout and poor organisational culture in the struggling sector.
Authorities have installed temporary water stations amid concerns that fires that tore through the Mallee are driving parched dingoes onto private farms.
A decision to exclude plantations from the future Great Koala National Park could threaten the long-term survival of koalas and a possible World Heritage listing,a new report warns.
The federal government is fighting against the Great Barrier Reef being listed as “in danger”. Such a listing could threaten 77,000 jobs and a $9 billion industry.
Described as a “heat dome” for its sheer persistence and super-heating qualities,the heatwave has had an effect akin to putting a lid on a boiling pot.
The environmental watchdog has issued a clean-up notice to the operator of a coal mine near Lithgow over pollution in a river which flows into Warragamba Dam.
Hard work and “really good wind” have helped South Australia become a world leader on renewables. But the state is determined to go further.