Environment
Conservation
Opinion
Gladys Berejiklian
Fishing gone: I hope the oceans will still be there for my son
We all have an interest in healthy oceans - not only as the home of fish for the future but as the life support systems of the planet.
- by Justin Field
Latest
Marine life
Endangered hammerhead sharks die on baited hooks in Great Barrier Reef
The images show two scalloped hammerhead sharks dangling lifelessly on drum lines used by the Queensland government under its shark control program.
- by Sonia Kohlbacher
Marine life
Angling for a marine park: poll finds support for coastal protection
Backing for a proposed marine park reaches as high as 90 per cent in four coastal electorates, which supporters hope will counter opposition from angler groups.
- by Peter Hannam
Extreme weather
'Christmas-tree effect': Conifers start to conk out in Sydney's big dry
The impact of Sydney's driest start to a year in half a century is starting to spread, with exotic conifers among the first trees to wilt.
- by Peter Hannam
Extreme weather
'Rough end of the stick': Drought toll on wildlife starts to mount
The worsening drought is beginning to affect the state's wildlife, bringing animals closer to roads and towns and triggering a big jump in calls to rescuers.
- by Peter Hannam
Great Barrier Reef
'No justice': Huge Reef Foundation grant stuns charity sector
The government's $444 million grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation slammed as 'ludicrous' and 'unfair' by the country's $135 billion charity sector.
- by Peter Hannam
Marine life
Senate bid to block reduction of national marine park protection fails
A bid to stop cuts to environmental protection of marine parks has failed after Labor and the Greens were unable to secure sufficient crossbench support.
- by Peter Hannam
Marine life
'Significant step': NSW government unveils Sydney marine park plan
Twenty-five high-value biodiversity marine sites around the Sydney region will get enhanced protection as part of a long-awaited marine park proposed by the Berejiklian government.
- by Peter Hannam
Animals
Orca abandons her dead calf after 17 days and 1600 kilometres
People wrote poems about Tahlequah and drew pictures. They lost sleep thinking about her. And still she carried her dead child.
Science
Scientists race to bank seeds before rainforests die
Preserving seeds for the future is part of a massive insurance policy being undertaken by the Australian PlantBank to ensure plants, including those from rainforests like the native macadamia, survive after their habitat is destroyed.
- by Julie Power
Food
Jackie French: Oh baby! The choicest salad leaves
Baby leaves provide the most tender and delicious addition to any salad and they are also incredibly easy to grow at home, says Jackie French.
- by Jackie French