Environmental protection
Yarra battery pollution fears after 350 drones fall into river in lightshow fail
A Matildas match lightshow that ended when 350 drones fell into the Yarra River has sparked concerns about how environmental risks were managed, as efforts get underway to retrieve hundreds of lithium batteries from the water.  Â
- by Patrick Hatch
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Twenty years after Save Ningaloo, WA’s next cultural reckoning is here
As we face our moment of no return as a planet, much of our effort must also focus on what’s happening in our own backyard: what we are directly responsible for.
- by Paul Gamblin
Japan to get crucial UN support to release Fukushima water into ocean
Japanese fishing unions, Beijing and New Zealand are among those who have raised concerns about the plan to dump the treated radioactive water into the Pacific.
- by Sakura Murakami
Andrew Hastie backs Dwellingup push against Alcoa mining in jarrah forests
The federal member backed the south west town’s push for further concessions from the miner but cautioned that a compromise was needed between jobs and the environment.
- by Peter Milne
Bird with a wire: How to track one of Australia’s rarest species
Scientists are testing a new way to keep track of young orange bellied parrots, one of Australia’s most beloved (and difficult to locate) threatened species.
- by Miki Perkins
Turn it off! The fight to darken our night skies
If you live in or near a city, you’re probably affected by light pollution.
- by Tim Elliott
‘The King has never heard of me’: Tim Winton gets a birthday honour
The West Australian writer is honoured with AO for his books and environmental activity.
- by Jason Steger
Minister told that beef producers aren’t a deforestation risk
The advice from the federal Agriculture Department to minister Murray Watt contradicts Queensland government data, further complicating trade negotiations with the European Union.
- by Mike Foley
‘We have to act now’: States, feds unite to cut feral horse numbers in Alps
Environment ministers led by Tanya Plibersek have announced they would revive the Alps Ministerial Council, which last met under then-environment minister Peter Garrett in 2010.
- by Mike Foley
Death threats, stalking of rangers over brumby culling, minister urged to intervene
With unique ecosystems in the Australian alps being degraded and parks staff subject to abuse, environmental groups and unions want Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to urgently take control of the situation.
- by Miki Perkins
The resort town set to be the world’s first carbon-zero tourist destination
Australian cities are lagging far behind New Zealand’s Queenstown when it comes to ambitious carbon-zero plans.
- by Sue Williams