6+ hour, 37+ min ago   (876+ words) The dodo has been extinct for more than 300 years – wiped out within decades of humans arriving on its home island of Mauritius – but it lives on in the public imagination. This famous flightless bird has become a symbol of extinction....

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (500+ words) On Monday, the State announced that it would be taking on the thoughts of the community in the development of Brisbane Stadium and surrounding precinct in the heritage-listed Victoria Park. Yesterday, four days after public consultation opened on its Victoria…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (481+ words) The State Government welcomed UNESCO’s draft decision to not label the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger following its recent announcement to invest a record $330.5 million for the improved health of the reef in the 2026-27 Budget. This investment was expected…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (963+ words) In recent weeks, Australians reaching from far north Queensland to the south in Adelaide have been arrested and forcibly removed from protests in defence of nature in their cities. In Cairns, tearful primary school children chanting “save our tree” watched…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (624+ words) A lifeline worth almost $92 million has been thrown to the Great Barrier Reef as Australia scrambles to avoid an unwanted “in danger” ruling for the world famous wonder. Home to dazzling coral and marine life, the tourist magnet that underpins…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (180+ words) South Australian zoologist Danielle Clode tackles her prickliest subject yet: getting up close to the quilled monotreme with backwards feet, a tendency to hibernate when things get tough, and a leathery snout for snorting ants. They may be Australia’s most…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (489+ words) In the humid, moss-draped suburbs of Australia’s tropical rainforests, the hottest new amphibian real estate isn’t a hollow log or a damp pile of leaves – it’s a man-made concrete masterpiece. A study has found concrete shelters have become the perfect…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (522+ words) A book that blends documentary poetry, archival images and narrative verse explores the vital questions of the Anthropocene era. In The Great Derangement, Indian novelist and climate activist Amitav Ghosh argues that writers of literary fiction have abysmally failed to…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (820+ words) There’s always controversy when Brisbane Portrait Prize winners are announced and, with entries now open, all eyes are now on who will make the cut this year. Meanwhile, potential sitters are waiting for the call to pose while past sitters…...

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