Environment
Fire ants attack a nest of green ants
Invasive fire ants can injure and kill Australian wildlife, such as koalas, echidnas and turtles, particularly defenceless hatchlings.
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Swarming fire ants
Fire ants bites can cause a severe burning sensation that lasts up to an hour and in some instances can cause a fatal anaphylactic shock.
Deadly floods swamp the ‘factory floor of the world’
The floods in Guangdong province were caused by intense convective storms that started last week and are expected to last until the end of the month.
- by Mei Mei Chu, David Kirton and Liz Lee
Is this the first animal to become extinct on Tanya Plibersek’s watch?
The Yalmy galaxias – a fish the length of an adult’s finger – has spurred seven environment groups to unite in a last-ditch rescue mission.
- by Bianca Hall and Mike Foley
Are wine drinkers too snobbish to drink wine from cans instead of glass?
Winemakers spruik the environmental credentials of canned wine, but retail sales suggest drinkers are yet to be convinced to give up the bottle.
- by Andrew Taylor
‘Forest gardening’: Stoush over Aboriginal corporation’s land management
Wombat State Forest near Daylesford has sparked a new chapter in Victoria’s forest wars, pitting Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation against a renowned ecology professor and his publisher.
- by Bianca Hall