Conservation
Plastic pollution in Australian seas harming animals and humans
A report released this week shows every square-kilometre of Australia’s sea surface is polluted with 4,000 tiny pieces of plastic.......
Great Barrier Reef assessment shows fertiliser run-off damage
The Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt, Queensland Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney and Environment Minister Andrew Powell have released the draft......
Future of Hanging Rock hangs in the balance
Hanging Rock in the Macedon Ranges was made famous by Joan Lindsay’s great Australian novel, Picnic at Hanging Rock. But......
Brisbane rally calls for action on reef
A ‘Rally for the Reef’ in Brisbane saw several thousand people, young and old, marching in support of the protection......
The “Cradle of Civilization” becomes a national park
Far from a war-torn desert, the Mesopotamian Marshes in Iraq are rich in flora, fauna and history. Set between the......
Election 2013: Great Barrier Reef could be gone within a century
The Great Barrier Reef is running out of time. That’s the message from new research suggesting that our natural wonder......
UNESCO world heritage for tassie forests
Home to some of the world’s tallest and oldest trees, 170, 000 hectares of Tasmanian forest have been recognised by......
Australia’s National Parks under threat
Experts are warning Australia’s National Parks are facing a ‘death by a thousand cuts’. As protections against grazing, hunting and......
Coal ports put reef at risk
The health of the Great Barrier Reef is at stake as UNESCO prepares to downgrade the site’s World Heritage status.......
Murray Darling marshlands at critical risk
A freely accessible report was released today detailing some of the most at-risk ecosystems worldwide. Building upon the work of......