Environment
Conservation
'It was an epic day': Fisherman reels in 146kg marlin from tinny
Josh Roberts, 25, was on board his four-metre tinny, Rocket 1410, when he made the whopper catch on Friday.
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Animals
Wild at heart: Rescuers oppose caring ban proposal
Wildlife rescuers across Victoria are incensed by the prospect of being banned from caring for injured kangaroos, wombats, possum and cockatoos under a government proposal.
- by Joe Hinchliffe
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Water
'Outrageously expensive': $1.3b Murray-Darling Basin projects queried
Many of the projects supposed to offset changes to the $13 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan contain environmental risks, the authority itself has found.
- by Peter Hannam
Water
Murray-Darling's future hangs in the balance
Next week's Senate vote will mark a key chapter in the history of our biggest river system.
- by Peter Hannam
Science
Scientists, historians adder up clues to find truth about lost snake
A team of historians and scientists peers into Melbourne Museum's ‘extinction drawer’, revealing truths about death adders and human-caused extinction.
- by Joe Hinchliffe
Water
'Trust us': Changes to Murray-Darling plan may face legal challenges
A bid to amend the $13b Murray-Darling Basin plan to cut environmental flows by about one-fifth will likely face legal challenges should it pass the Senate.
- by Peter Hannam
Animals
The extraordinary life and death of the world's oldest known spider
This is the story of the oldest known spider in the world, and the people who knew her.
- by Avi Selk
Animals
Kangaroo attacks in hospital grounds prompt call to warn visitors
Signs in multiple languages warning that kangaroos can cause injuries and shouldn't be fed should be installed at what has become a tourist hot spot, MP says.
- by Helen Gregory
Water
Partial recovery of key Murray-Darling Basin sites stirs debate
Several key Murray-Darling sites are showing positive responses to extra water, stirring debate about whether cuts to environmental flows should proceed.
- by Peter Hannam
Wildlife
Zoos release eggs to help corroboree frogs leap out of extinction
On Monday, 1000 southern corroboree frogs eggs from Melbourne – where they were bred – were delivered to Australia's highest mountain.
- by Joe Hinchliffe
Animals
The world's oldest spider has died, aged 43
She far outlived her previous rival, a 28-year-old Mexican tarantula.