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Why hundreds of scientists want more protection for Australia???s oceans
7+ hour, 37+ min ago (861+ words) Australia is one of the world’s great ocean nations. We are home to more marine species than any other country, with ocean ecosystems spanning all 5 of the world’s climate zones, from the coral-rich tropics to the icy shores of Antarctica…...
Whale comeback creates new era of coexistence on the Great Barrier Reef
6+ hour, 31+ min ago (625+ words) One of the world’s greatest conservation success stories is creating a new challenge on the Great Barrier Reef – how tens of thousands of humpback whales and millions of people safely share the same waters. Humpbacks are again putting on their…...
New environmental standards a missed opportunity to protect Australia’s oceans and coasts
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (410+ words) The first National Environmental Standards fall short of the clear, enforceable protections needed for Australia’s ocean and coasts. They leave Australia’s threatened marine species exposed to cumulating threats including bird flu and climate change, especially in light of further H5 bird…...
H5 Bird Flu Update
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (275+ words) H5N1 avian influenza has been detected in Greater Geelong While we’re disappointed to learn that H5 bird flu has arrived in our municipality, our teams have been closely monitoring the situation and its progress across the state. We will continue to monitor…...
Providing certainty for the marine sector
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (589+ words) Councils will lose the ability to make rules for fishing and fishery resources already managed under the Fisheries Act in changes to legislation going through Parliament, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says. The Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill…...
Dedication ceremony for South East Arnhem Land Sea Country Indigenous Protected Area
1+ week, 3+ day ago (164+ words) Senator The Hon Murray Watt, Minister for the Environment and Water Marion Scrymgour MP, Member for Lingiari 14 Aug 2026 2:37 pm AEST 14 Aug 2026 2:36 pm AEST 14 Aug 2026 2:33 pm AEST 14 Aug 2026 2:27 pm AEST 14 Aug 2026 2:24 pm AEST 14 Aug 2026 2:21 pm AEST 14 Aug 2026 2:15 pm AEST 14 Aug 2026 2:03 pm…...
More than a decade of observation in Seattle suburbs shows where sensitive bird species won’t go
1+ week, 5+ day ago (564+ words) Nearly 30 years ago, a simple question sent University of Washington researchers into the Puget Sound lowlands to look for birds. With Seattle’s population swelling and housing developments pushing into once-forested suburbs, researchers wanted to know how land conversion was impacting…...
What 500 bricks taught Jessica Lewis about saving a species
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1148+ words) When Jessica Lewis, then a Master’s student at Macquarie University, volunteered to help save one of Australia’s most endangered frogs, she imagined her first day would involve, well, frogs. Instead, it involved 500 bricks and a Toyota Camry. Loaded into the…...
We revisited a forest experiment that lay forgotten for 30 years. What we found was astounding | The National Tribune
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1049+ words) What’s the best way to manage a forest? Australians have argued about this for decades. The debate is often framed as binary: do we protect forests entirely, or harvest trees to support local economies and communities? Professor in Forest and…...
Conservation couple reflect on decades of volunteer effort
3+ week, 4+ day ago (649+ words) Dianne and Selwyn June are testament to the adage that in retirement “you end one job but find yourself doing several more”. The Hamilton couple, both in their mid-70s, are veteran conservation volunteers, involved in several projects across the greater…...