Environment
Sustainability
Opinion
Water
Plan to kill carp with herpes could prove as foolish as cane toad
The idea that there are reserve Dad’s Armies of citizens ready to retrieve many tonnes of decomposing fish smelling off-the-scale like the gates of Hades is beyond preposterous.
- by Simon Chapman
Latest
Recycling
'We need a real plan': Nine in 10 Australians want governments to act on recycling crisis
The sudden realisation our conscientious separation of paper and plastic for recycling will not be enough to fend of the crisis has Australians demanding governments step in.
- by Fergus Hunter & Debbie Cuthbertson
Canberra
A North Pole marathon and kangaroo culls in the ACT? There is a link
He stood in the 2016 ACT election to bring an end to the ACT's kangaroo culls. Now Marcus Fillinger has gone to the North Pole to get his message across.
- by Megan Doherty
ACT
Wildlife
Check out how the vet works at the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Did you know the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve has its own vet clinic?
- by Megan Doherty
Recycling
Plastic-eating enzyme holds promise in fighting pollution, scientists say
Scientists say they have engineered a plastic-eating enzyme that could in future help in the fight against pollution.
Canberra
The nearly $100 million effort to clean up Canberra's waterways
Wetlands, ponds and rain gardens are under construction across Canberra to help improve the water quality of our lakes and rivers.
- by Megan Doherty
Animals
Dead sperm whale found with 30 kilograms of trash in digestive system
A necropsy revealed that the mammal had trash bags, polypropylene sacks, ropes, net segments and a drum, among other things, in its stomach and intestines.
- by Kristine Phillips
Energy
Energy debate heats up in a tale of two priorities
The divide between the Turnbull government and its Victorian counterpart over energy futures will be writ large.
- by Peter Hannam & Cole Latimer
State Parliament
'Sneaky move': Government signals further weakening of native vegetation protection
The Berejiklian government has shifted some regulatory oversight for native forestry on private land away from the EPA, a move opponents say further undermine biodiversity safeguards in the state.
- by Peter Hannam
Rubbish
A billion kilograms of rubbish in need of a new home
The scale of the recycling crisis being caused by China’s import clampdown needs to be seen to be believed.
Animals
Sydney adventure ends in tragedy for Rushcutters Bay seal
'Sealvester' delighted local residents for two weeks, but a health condition caught up with him and he passed away.
- by Josh Dye