Environment
National weather forecast for Tuesday, September 19
Tuesday, September 19: Partly cloudy in Brisbane, 31 degrees. Sunny skies expected for Sydney, 27 degrees. 18 degrees and raining in Melbourne.
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Whales
At least 25 whales dead as hundreds stranded on a sandbar off Tasmanian coast
The animals, believed to be pilot whales, are on a sandbar inside Macquarie Heads, where crew with whale rescue gear will arrive later today.
- by Laura Chung
Bushfires
Australia to get 25 million trees to help recover from last summer's bushfires
The project will result in around 4.25 million tonnes of carbon dioxide sequestered over the next 25 years, equivalent to taking nearly a million cars off the road for a year.
- by Nick O'Malley
Video
Horticulture has taken over whole valleys
Ecologist Mark Graham talks about the effect of the horticulture industry on the ecology of the Clarence River catchment & Solitary Islands Marine Park.
Weather
National weather forecast for Monday, September 21
Monday, September 21: Mostly sunny in Brisbane, 27 degrees. Cloudy in Sydney, 30 degrees. 20 degrees and cloudy in Melbourne.
Pollution
'Rampant' expansion of blueberry farms triggers compliance crackdown
The rapid growth of intensive farming in northern NSW has led to concerns over water use and pollution.
- by Peter Hannam
Biodiversity
Almost three-quarters of land earmarked for koalas burned last season
The Berejiklian government set aside thousands of hectares of state forest for koalas. Then the bushfires came.
- by Peter Hannam
Good Weekend
'Of one thing we can be certain, the fires will return': Greg Mullins' global warning
Australia’s unprecedented summer of hell was barely over when California was ablaze. As experts warn of worse to come, one of our most outspoken former fire commissioners reflects on a new age of overlapping catastrophes.
- by Greg Callaghan
Weather
National weather forecast for Sunday, September 20
Sunday September 20: Australia’s east will see light rain and partial cloud coverage.
Weather
Record-breaking rain hits parts of South Australia
Heavy rain has hit parts of South Australia, bringing a slight reprieve to desperate farmers after years of drought.
Weather
Broken Hill inundated with rain
More than a month’s worth of rain has hit Broken Hill in under 15 minutes.