Rock snot to spiky crawling fish:Pests threatening to reshape Australia

Rock snot to spiky crawling fish:Pests threatening to reshape Australia

The wood-boring beetle wreaking havoc on Perth’s grand Moreton Bay figs is just one of many invasive species keeping experts up at night.

  • byNick O'Malley

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New housing is being built in Cranbourne. But it’s not good news for the (furry) locals

New housing is being built in Cranbourne. But it’s not good news for the (furry) locals

A housing estate in Cranbourne will swallow one of the city’s last refuges for the endangered southern brown bandicoot.

  • byAdam Carey
Backlash over renewables rollout pushes projects into native species habitat

Backlash over renewables rollout pushes projects into native species habitat

The Albanese government is caught between twin pledges to double renewable energy and to end Australia’s steady stream of native species extinctions.

  • byMike Foley
Sydneysiders are being paid to convert their properties to national parks

Sydneysiders are being paid to convert their properties to national parks

Landowners can earn up to $420 per hectare every year for land placed under a conservation agreement in NSW as Australia grapples with an extinction crisis.

  • byAmber Schultz
Australia’s own ‘special’ sea turtle at stake with nests under threat

Australia’s own ‘special’ sea turtle at stake with nests under threat

Australia’s north is the only place you can experience the wonder and awe this species inspires. But scientists say their nests could become dangerous places.

  • byPeter Milne
Macron embraces Lula,and the memes poking fun at their ‘wedding’

Macron embraces Lula,and the memes poking fun at their ‘wedding’

Running through the forest,looking into each other’s eyes on a boat,and hugging a lot,the French and Brazilian leaders looked to be on a honeymoon.

  • byDavid Biller
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‘I promised to come to your forest’:Macron honours tribal chief,reveals $1.6b plan to protect the Amazon

‘I promised to come to your forest’:Macron honours tribal chief,reveals $1.6b plan to protect the Amazon

The French and Brazilian governments have launched a four-year plan to protect the Amazon rainforest,in the process reviving their bilateral relationship.

  • byMauricio Savarese andSylvie Corbet
‘Amazing sound vibrated through my body’:What it’s like when a whale sings near you

‘Amazing sound vibrated through my body’:What it’s like when a whale sings near you

Wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta dives into the magical world of whale song.

  • byVanessa Pirotta
It’s time this west coast chart-topper got the fame it deserves

It’s time this west coast chart-topper got the fame it deserves

It was 1975. Queen was competing with Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin in the charts. And in WA,a new agency was compiling its own “the best of the best” list.

  • byPaul Gamblin
A missed chance to eradicate fire ants could cost Australia $38 billion

A missed chance to eradicate fire ants could cost Australia $38 billion

A national outbreak of the pest from its Queensland stronghold would sting the economy – and that’s without even considering the health costs.

  • byMike Foley
Mass coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef sparks fear of global event

Mass coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef sparks fear of global event

The latest event in Australia follows mass bleaching in the northern hemisphere,sparking fears of a destructive global event.

  • byMike Foley