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History
'Backward step': NSW government slams Commonwealth over Harbour review
A federal-state stoush has erupted over the future of some of Sydney Harbour's historic landmarks, with the Berejiklian government claiming it had been largely shut out from a review of the former defence sites.
- by Peter Hannam and Deborah Snow
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Heritage
Harbour Trust review recommends against leasing off Cockatoo Island
An independent review into the Sydney Harbour Foundation Trust has recommended against long-term plans to transfer the control of historic sites into private hands.
- by Peter Hannam
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Water
Fears two NSW dam projects will ignore economic, financial safeguards
Plans to fast-track two dams in NSW have prompted calls for Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley to step in to apply biodiversity protection laws.
- by Peter Hannam
Marine life
Two old foes join hands to help save three young dolphins
For years there was bad blood between the dolphin park in Coffs Harbour and animal rights advocates. No one would have expected them to team up.
- by Nick O'Malley
Brumby debate
Brumbies to be removed from Kosciuszko despite internal opposition
Despite opposition from the Deputy Premier the government intends to go ahead with a plan to remove some of the national park's famous brumbies.
- by Nick O'Malley
Biodiversity
Protesters halt logging across the state
Protesters shut down seven logging coupes across Victoria as environmentalists and community members called for an end to native forest logging.
- by Miki Perkins
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Shark debate
Study shows surprising diet of sharks with little interest in mammals
White sharks are pickier eaters than previously thought, altering their diet to meet changing needs as they grow, with humans likely to be bitten by mistake.
- by Peter Hannam
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Biodiversity
'Mass mortality event' devastates Sydney's coastal ecosystems
Marine ecosystems along a stretch of Sydney's coastline from the Hawkesbury River down to Botany Bay have been devastated by a 'chemical event'.
- by Peter Hannam
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Water
'Bulging valleys': Call for state to halt catchment coal mining
Disappearing creeks, bulging valleys, a shifting dam wall and a dearth of monitoring are among the reasons to halt coal mining in Greater Sydney's catchment.
- by Peter Hannam
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Biodiversity
Call for forestry halt after koala national park assessment revealed
Environmental groups are calling for a moratorium on new logging in 10 key koala habitat zones identified by the NSW government as deserving increased protection for the marsupial.
- by Peter Hannam
Environmental protection
Attenborough to set out vision for future in new book
The book will reflect on the broadcaster's career, exploring and documenting the natural world, and the decline of the planet's environment and biodiversity he has observed.