‘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

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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
WA environment watchdog boss resigns

WA environment watchdog boss resigns

The chair of the WA Environmental Protection Authority Matthew Tonts has resigned for a senior job at Curtin University in another upheaval for the state’s environmental approval process.

  • byPeter Milne
Rare hope for ‘forest fairies’ whose numbers have dwindled to the dozens

Rare hope for ‘forest fairies’ whose numbers have dwindled to the dozens

In some rare good news for the critically endangered lowland Leadbeater’s possum,conservationists have identified 34 possums in the wild – an increase of 10 possums on the last count.

  • byBianca Hall
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Councils race against climate clock to save heritage trees

Councils race against climate clock to save heritage trees

Councils across the state are adopting new tree management policies to save old trees from destruction and increase tree coverage,as they respond locally to rapidly increasing urban heat.

  • byAnthony Segaert
Once-‘extinct’ lizard stalls development of 310,000 homes

Once-‘extinct’ lizard stalls development of 310,000 homes

A tiny lizard rediscovered in Melbourne’s west has delayed planning in growth areas,sending authorities scrambling.

  • byKieran Rooney
The urban bandicoot that could stop the bulldozers
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The urban bandicoot that could stop the bulldozers

Hundreds of endangered southern brown bandicoots live behind a predator-proof fence on Melbourne’s south-eastern fringe. A proposed development nearby could push the marsupial closer to extinction.

  • byAdam Carey
Brisbane’s battle to maintain open space no walk in the park

Brisbane’s battle to maintain open space no walk in the park

Brisbane’s reputation as one of Australia’s greenest cities is well deserved,but experts question whether the mix is right when it comes to public open space.

  • byCameron Atfield
Harry Potter event banished from forbidden forest in Mount Martha after outcry

Harry Potter event banished from forbidden forest in Mount Martha after outcry

A major boy wizard-themed event has been relocated from a sensitive wildlife sanctuary on the Mornington Peninsula to an off-leash dog park.

  • byAdam Carey