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  • Maps reveal 'obstacle course' for migrating whales

    Climate

    More information on whale migrations could help pave clearer and safer pathways through intensifying human activity.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 03 June 2025
    A humpback whale breaches off the Gold Coast
  • Driving change: philanthropy's role in climate battle

    Climate

    A report has quantified the economic impacts of climate philanthropy for the first time, highlighting the potential future benefits.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 02 June 2025
    A coal-fired power station and a wind farm in NSW
  • Lake flood spectacle a magnet for wildlife, tourists

    Regional

    Floodwaters filling the nation's biggest lake are creating a rare event that is expected to bring an explosion of life and vegetation to the usually dry area.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 02 June 2025
    Cooper Creek in flood
  • Disasters a $2.2b blow to economic activity

    Climate

    Analysis by Treasury estimates that the immediate loss of economic activity from natural disasters so far in 2025 will be $2.2 billion.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 01 June 2025
    Flooding at Fisherman's Coop
  • Critically endangered possum found in second state

    Australian General News

    Ecologists have discovered a "needle in a haystack", finding a rare possum in a national park in a state it was previously thought to be extinct.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 31 May 2025
    Leadbeater's possum in Yellingbo Forest, Victoria
  • Winds of change: govt urged to seize energy mandate

    Future Economies

    More renewable energy projects should go ahead in Australia and be approved faster after Labor's federal election win, experts say.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 26 May 2025
    renewable energy
  • Why the carbon offset 'swear jar' needs an overhaul

    Climate

    Firms relying on carbon offsets to tout their green credentials and reduce their environmental footprints are under fresh scrutiny after a court settlement.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 24 May 2025
    The Yallourn coal-fired power station in Victoria
  • Floods threaten vital Tasmanian devil breeding program

    Australian General News

    One of Australia's largest breeding programs for Tasmanian devils has been inundated by floodwaters, forcing volunteers to evacuate the animals to safety.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 23 May 2025
    One of the Tasmanian devils at Aussie Ark
  • High sea hopes for treaty to preserve vast underwater

    Climate

    The pressure is on to secure international support to curb destructive industrial fishing including along a vast underwater tract off Australia's Pacific coast.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 23 May 2025
    Super trawler (file)
  • Australia urged to spend big while green iron is hot

    Future Economies

    Australia could replace carbon-intensive coal and gas exports with green iron and quadruple earnings, a report says, but only if it makes changes.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 22 May 2025
    Production at a steelworks (file image)
  • Shareholders drag Macquarie over coals on net zero

    Environment

    A leading investment bank has come under pressure from shareholders demanding to know how its growing exposure to fossil fuel squares with net-zero ambitions.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 21 May 2025
    Macquarie Group headquarters in Sydney
  • 'Salty soup': climate threat to vital lagoon ecosystems

    Climate

    Drought, sea level rise and more water evaporation from higher temperatures are ratcheting up lagoon salt contents to potentially harmful levels.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 21 May 2025
    Puckey’s Lagoon, Wollongong (file)
  • Young humpbacks exposed to danger with shifting births

    Australian General News

    An increasing number of humpback whales are being born in southerly waters, potentially exposing calves to greater risks.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 21 May 2025
    A humpback calf with its mother off the coast of Kiama, NSW
  • Banning common items may end 'forever chemicals' crisis

    Australian General News

    People behind an effort to ban non-essential 'forever chemicals' have warned PFAS will keep accumulating until exposure sources are reduced.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 20 May 2025
    A water tap dripping (file image)
  • Algal bloom linked to surge in shark sightings

    Australian General News

    An algal bloom that has killed dozens of species of fish and sharks amid a lengthy marine heatwave, is being linked to a rise in shark sightings.

    Australian Associated Press
    / 16 May 2025
    A grey nurse shark
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