‘Massive surveillance failure’:Fire ant infestation sparks fear of undetected spread

‘Massive surveillance failure’:Fire ant infestation sparks fear of undetected spread

More than 100 nests of potentially deadly fire ants have been discovered on Defence land in the Murray Darling river system.

  • byMike Foley

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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
Inside Tanya Plibersek’s delay in fixing ‘broken’ environment laws

Inside Tanya Plibersek’s delay in fixing ‘broken’ environment laws

Within two years,the environment minister has gone from long-awaited reformer to a deep disappointment for green groups.

  • byMike Foley
Are wine drinkers too snobbish to drink wine from cans instead of glass?

Are wine drinkers too snobbish to drink wine from cans instead of glass?

Winemakers spruik the environmental credentials of canned wine,but retail sales suggest drinkers are yet to be convinced to give up the bottle.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Greece puts nearly 200 beaches under lock and key

Greece puts nearly 200 beaches under lock and key

Disgruntled locals complain of being pushed off their own beaches by a tourist boom that brought more than 32 million foreign visitors to Greece last year.

  • byNiki Kitsantonis
‘I found I was more comfortable in the forest’:The scientist who took on the logging industry

‘I found I was more comfortable in the forest’:The scientist who took on the logging industry

Professor David Lindenmeyer looked neater than you’d expect for a man who has spent years in Australia’s oldest forests,locked in political battles with the industries that depend on cutting them down.

  • byNick O'Malley
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Plibersek scales back environment reforms as coral bleaching goes global

Plibersek scales back environment reforms as coral bleaching goes global

The Albanese government is backing away from its pledge to lodge a comprehensive nature protection reform in parliament.

  • byMike Foley
‘Waves of destruction’:Last-ditch bid to stop $100 million Perth surf park

‘Waves of destruction’:Last-ditch bid to stop $100 million Perth surf park

The Jandakot facility plans include a 2.2 hectare open-water lagoon for up to 84 surfers at a time and would be the biggest of its kind in the southern hemisphere.

  • byHolly Thompson
Plibersek swamps Victoria on Murray Darling water buybacks

Plibersek swamps Victoria on Murray Darling water buybacks

The federal government will push ahead with unpopular water buybacks from farmers despite Victoria opposing the move in a bid to complete the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

  • byMike Foley
Toondah Harbour project set to be rejected out of concern for birds,bay

Toondah Harbour project set to be rejected out of concern for birds,bay

The project – which would have seen the construction of thousands of apartments – has been found to pose an unacceptable risk to “rare,unique and important” wetlands.

  • byTony Moore
Councils put on notice as asbestos found in several parks across Melbourne
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Councils put on notice as asbestos found in several parks across Melbourne

The environmental regulator has warned councils across the state to crack down on the quality of mulch being used in public spaces.

  • byMelissa Cunningham andAdam Carey