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NSW lands biggest conservation purchase in state's history
The government will create a conservation area in far north-west NSW 10 times the size of the Royal National Park, in the largest purchase of private land for environmental protection in the state's history.
- by Peter Hannam
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Crisis talks: Why combating future pandemics needs a collective mind shift today
What is COVID-19 telling us about the spread of infectious diseases? Italian physicist and author Paolo Giordano says it shows there is worse to come.
- by Greg Callaghan
Matt Kean
Bipartisan support helps give 'battleship peninsula' protection
Visits to a popular Blue Mountains ''battleship peninsula' are expected to rise as much as 10 fold after the Berejiklian government formalised protection for the Radiata Plateau.
- by Peter Hannam
Conservation
'Great result': Old-growth forests get reprieve from forestry
The Berejiklian government has suspended plans to remap old-growth coastal state forests after last summer's bushfires burnt large swathes of woodlands.
- by Peter Hannam
Sussan Ley
Non-compliant, riddled with errors: Audit slams Environment Department
A scathing report from the Commonwealth Auditor-General has found the federal Environment Department is failing its duty to protect wildlife and nature.
- by Mike Foley
Environmental protection
'We're not talking about Garfield': MPs investigate cats' wildlife toll
Each year cats kill 1.5 billion native animals, which is why a parliamentary inquiry is holding an investigation into their impact on Australia’s wildlife.
- by Mike Foley
Conservation
Protesters demand miners stop looking for gold in Wombat State Forest
Snap protests against gold exploration have taken place in Wombat State Forest, which government’s environmental assessment body says should be a national park.
- by Miki Perkins
Bushfires
'A wake-up call': 90 per cent loss of wildlife on the ground from bushfires
Ground-dwelling species in two areas of north-east NSW have almost disappeared, a new study shows that has alarming implications for the rest of the state.
- by Gus McCubbing
Sussan Ley
PM's plan to cut green tape exposed to legal challenges
Legal experts have warned the Morrison government's push to streamline major development assessments leaves it vulnerable to legal challenges under federal law.
- by Mike Foley
Sussan Ley
Koala recovery plan five years overdue as populations are 'smashed'
Ecologists say a recovery plan should be a priority, with forestry operations in some areas damaging koala habitat.
- by Mike Foley
Victoria
Broken promises turn fragile grasslands into unprotected 'basket case'
Victoria has largely failed to protect fragile native grasslands despite agreement with Commonwealth to ensure survival of remnant ecosystems in urban growth area.
- by Miki Perkins