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Animals
'Significantly compromised': Government ignored advice of its own officers on logging
The Berejiklian government ignored the advice of its own environment officers in approving new native logging rules, including a warning about reduced koala protection, according to an internal submission.
- by Peter Hannam
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Waste
Saving food from deep burial
Katy Barfield once rescued 27 tonnes of yellowfin tuna from deep burial.
- by Jewel Topsfield
Waste
‘Impending plasticide’: Emergency tax tipped as waste crisis deepens
Australia’s waste crisis is tipped to deepen, with global wealth manager Credit Suisse predicting the federal government will intervene within two years.
- by Jewel Topsfield
Animals
'Vandalism': environment groups slam move to increase native forestry
Critics say the Berejiklian government's measures would "trash large areas of old-growth forests, which are among the last refuges on earth for an astonishing array of species".
- by Peter Hannam
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Extreme weather
Will this be the season of the super cyclone?
It's cyclone season in Australia. A series of monster storms have devastated the northern hemisphere this year. Are we next?
- by Peter Hannam
Animals
'Paranoia': NSW government denies gagging critics of feral horse plan
The Berejiklian government rejects claims it gagged scientists due to address a conference on the damage in the Kosciuszko National Park from feral horses.
- by Peter Hannam
Extreme weather
Eastern Victoria to dodge El Nino, but hot, dry summer looms elsewhere
While parts of the country sweat on the prospect of an El Nino event this summer, those heading to east of the state should pack an umbrella.
- by Joe Hinchliffe & Peter Hannam
Wet start to summer expected
After a relatively dry start to Spring, December is predicted to be wetter than average in NSW and Victoria. Vision: Bureau of Meteorology.
Extreme weather
Summer in Sydney? Better keep that umbrella within reach
What's good news for farmers and firefighters may be less so for those aiming for a summer of sunshine and surf.
- by Peter Hannam
Oil
'Catastrophe': Bight oil spill could reach NSW coast, leaked report shows
The blowout of an oil well in the Great Australian Bight could leak for more than 100 days and foul beaches along Australia's coastline from Albany in WA to Sydney's beaches and beyond, a leaked document shows.
- by Peter Hannam
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Biodiversity
Bush turns its back on support for logging native forests
Harvesting of native forests is overwhelmingly unpopular, including in rural and regional communities, according to a leaked study commissioned by the timber industry.
- by Peter Hannam