Biodiversity
- Opinion
- Shark debate
We have the technology to prevent shark bites. Will we use it?
From drones, to smart drumlines and personal devices that deter attacks, we have better ways to keep swimmers and surfers safer, but we need to deploy them.
- Culum Brown
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A state-first trial was trying to save WA’s prized reefs, until a cyclone threatened months of hard work
Millions of coral eggs and embryos during two separate spawning events – one in Exmouth and the other in Coral Bay – to save the reefs after a mass bleaching event. But Cyclone Narelle threatened to derail the project.
- Holly Thompson
This land was a developer’s dream, but these people had other plans
The slice of land sits on one of the most sought-after holiday hotspots on the Victorian coastline. Its future has just taken an unexpected turn.
- Benjamin Preiss
The failing that threatens Melbourne’s ‘most liveable’ claim – and its residents’ wellbeing
A study of national parks has found proximity to wild areas “reduces stress, improves mental health and lowers healthcare costs”.
- Bianca Hall
Experts fear WA’s nature is ‘unravelling before our eyes’. A new report sets out to turn the tide
The state’s peak conservation body has put forward a suite of recommendations, including expanding the EPA and reviewing WA’s prescribed burning program.
- Cameron Myles
The ‘risky’ plan to take 31,000 Olympic swimming pools from beneath WA’s largest river
The state government says the draft plan to increase groundwater extraction is science-based and supportive of both industry and the environment. These experts are not convinced.
- Holly Thompson
- Opinion
- Environmental protection
The day it dawned on me: David Attenborough is the world’s most-loved man
He’s turning 100 and we’ve been friends for 40 of those years. I never laugh as much as when I’m in his company.
- Tim Flannery
Game of Thrones wolves were brought back from extinction. They’re now ready to breed
A US biotech firm used DNA from thousands of years ago to alter the genome of modern wolves and resurrect the lost species.
- Sarah Knapton
- Exclusive
- Philanthropy
Meet the Sydney billionaires buying up property to change the world
A $10 million gift from Mike Gregg, early investor in WiseTech Global, and his wife, Sue, could be the largest single philanthropic donation of its kind in NSW.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Giant squid among creatures of the deep hiding off WA’s Ningaloo Coast, research reveals
Curtin University researchers have detected a range of marine life near one of WA’s most famous natural attractions – including the elusive and rarely photographed giant squid.
- Holly Thompson