Environment
Seal hurls octopus into kayaker's face
It was a real slap in the face for a kayaker who got caught up an almighty fight between a seal and an octopus on New Zealand's South Island.
- by Alan Granville
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Wildlife
Can wedge-tailed eagles survive the slaughter?
It’s thought to be one of the largest illegal culls of wedge-tailed eagles authorities have ever seen. But is it a one-off or a widespread practice?
- by Simone Fox Koob
Opinion
Water
Raising level of Warragamba Dam is an act of environmental vandalism
The proposal will lead to extensive and irreversible damage to the integrity of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.
- by Tim Vollmer
Great Barrier Reef
'Laughable': Reef Foundation windfall was a trial case, document shows
The $443.4 million grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation was intended to be a 'trial case' to see if non-profit groups could be used to deliver 'big government programs', documents released to a Senate inquiry show.
- by Peter Hannam
Extreme weather
'Bad for farmers': Indian Ocean shift not positive for spring rains
The outlook for early decent rains that would ease the drought and elevated bushfire risks over eastern Australia is dimming even as the chance of an El Nino appears to be receding, climate models suggest.
- by Peter Hannam
Global warming
Across the Arctic, lakes are leaking dangerous greenhouse gases
Researchers hunt for answers as thawing lakes leak greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
- by Chris Mooney
Shark
Paddleboarder's close encounter as sharks feed on dead whale
A paddleboarder has told how he was "stalked" by a shark while trying to get a closer look at a dead whale floating in the ocean south of Sydney.
- by Andrew Pearson
Good Weekend
Killing season: Crisis time for Africa's famed wildlife
The “Big Five” – lions, elephants, rhinoceros, leopards and Cape buffalo – have never been in greater peril.
- by Greg Callaghan
Foreign aid
'Blessed': Tree regeneration pioneer Tony Rinaudo gets global gong
An Australian credited with creating a technique that has helped reforest millions of hectares of degraded land globally has won the 'Alternative Nobel Prize'.
- by Peter Hannam
Waste
Opera House goes carbon neutral five years ahead of schedule
At 6pm on Monday night, look to the Sydney Opera House for a symbol of change .
- by Helen Pitt
Water
'First salvo': Lines drawn as battle over raising Warragamba Dam begins
A multi-year battle over the potential flooding of parts of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area has begin – even if prospects of a near-term flood are low.
- by Peter Hannam