Environment
Conservation
Cliefden Caves spared as government finds 'better alternative' for dam
A heritage-listed cave complex in central west NSW has been spared from inundation after the Berejiklian government chose an alternative water-security project.
- by Peter Hannam
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Great Barrier Reef
Ex-AIMS chief Ian Poiner tapped to head reef marine park
The federal government has picked marine ecologist Ian Poiner to head the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, an agency which oversees the world's largest collection of coral reefs.
- by Peter Hannam
Planning
'Scam': Developer to use parkland to offset koala habitat destruction
Housing project on Sydney's south-western fringe will remove koala habitat with the developer using existing council parkland to compensate for the destruction.
- by Peter Hannam
Biodiversity
A Baw Baw frog he would a-wooing go
After seven years trying, Damian Goodall, amphibian specialist with the recovery program at Melbourne Zoo, has finally bred the Baw Baw frog in captivity
- by John Elder
Animals
'360 degrees': Wide-ranging aid needed to stem rapid decline of koalas
Koalas, one of Australia's most beloved animals, are in rapid decline across the country, particularly in the regions where populations have the most genetic diversity, scientists say.
- by Peter Hannam
Antarctica
Why there's a perfectly rectangular iceberg floating in Antarctica
A university campus-size iceberg spotted on the Antarctic peninsula has upended typical expectations of classic icebergs.
- by Deanna Paul
Gladys Berejiklian
Reversal of national park bill spurs fears of 'open season' on environment
A state Nationals MP has lodged a private member's bill to extinguish one of NSW's largest national parks, a move that opponents say signals an "open season" on the state's natural heritage.
- by Peter Hannam
Whales
Whale snack stops challenge feast or famine myth: Australian Museum
A blockbuster exhibition about whales reveals we still have a lot to understand, but satellite imaging and tracking is making a big difference.
- by Julie Power
Indigenous
Greens warn of 'Franklin' campaign against Warragamba dam wall raising
Only a public campaign echoing the successful rescue of Tasmanian rivers from damming in the 1980s can preserve important Indigenous heritage sites and wild rivers on Sydney's doorstep, Greens say.
- by Peter Hannam
Water
'Embarrassing': Santos fined for using CSG water without a permit
Santos has been fined by the NSW environmental watchdog for using water from its controversial $3 billion coal seam gas project for irrigation without approval.
- by Peter Hannam
Exclusive
Gladys Berejiklian
Plan to increase NSW national parks scuttled by Berejiklian government
A plan to transfer land from 15 "unproductive" state forests into national parks estate was dropped after a shock by-election result and the subsequent rise of Gladys Berejiklian as premier, sources say.
- by Peter Hannam