Inga Simpson and her new book Once We Were Wildlife.

This new short story collection will change how you see the world

Once We Were Wildlife proves Inga Simpson is just as masterful writing short fiction as novels.

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The possum was shaken off the concrete boom pump in February.

Outrage over ‘slap on wrist’ for shaking possum onto hard concrete

Wildlife advocates say a worker walked away “scot-free” for shaking a possum off a 30m boom at a worksite.

  • Cameron Atfield
Shearwater Capital co-founder Mike Gregg was an early investor in WiseTech.

Meet the Sydney billionaires buying up property to change the world

A $10 million gift from Mike Gregg,early investor in WiseTech Global,and his wife,Sue,could be the largest single philanthropic donation of its kind in NSW.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
A 15-foot crocodile airlifted in South Africa as search for missing driver turns tragic.

Big-bellied crocodile airlifted to solve mystery of missing man

A South African police officer had to brave crocodile-infested waters as the search for a missing businessman led to a grim finding.

  • Nick Squires
Walk Japan’s seven-day Snow Country tour means keeping an eye out for bears.

Bear attacks have surged in Japan. I met the man who still hunts them

There were hundreds of bear attacks in Japan last year,including 13 fatalities. Only six traditional hunters of the animals remain in this “very dangerous” pursuit.

  • Steve Madgwick
Honey bees are more clever than previously thought,able to distinguish between numbers up to the value of six.

Scientists in a buzz over discovery that bees can understand numbers

Bees can “count” up to six and understand the concept of zero,according to research that questions whether maths is tied to human culture or more widespread.

  • Bianca Hall
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Cooke Inc was determined not to let Tassal Group slip through its takeover net.

These salmon got high on cocaine. That wasn’t the craziest part

An alarming rise in waterways polluted with cocaine prompted scientists to wonder how fish might be handling their highs.

  • Annie Roth
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Jeepster’s out of juice

But Maggie makes the cut.

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The stations of the rather cross

Are some reports tanking the stats?

Sammy the seal steals the show at Anthony’s Nose.

‘Can’t park there,mate’:The seal that brought Dromana to a standstill

As red and blue lights flashed from a nearby divisional van,a seal,believed by locals to be a regular they have named Sammy,basked peacefully.

  • Alexander Darling