Environmental activism
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
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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
Environmental protection in WA is failing when we need it most – will the premier step up?
Even as economically devastating extreme weather events become more prevalent, WA’s government prioritises industry demands for faster approvals over safeguarding the environment we all depend on.
- Martin Pritchard
- Exclusive
- Federal
Taxpayers ‘deserve better’: Labor puts top climate lawyers on notice
The government is warning the Environmental Defenders Office it risks losing its funding after a series of high-profile court cases against a major gas producer.
- Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Historic win: Vast Indigenous cultural landscape gains protection
A large swathe of Queensland with more than 600 significant sites will be protected from mining after being placed on the National Heritage List.
- Dominique Tassell
The premier, the poet and the fight to save a frog
It’s a story almost too preposterous to believe, starring a group of uni students, an infamous state premier, a legendary Australian poet and an extinct frog that gave birth by vomiting its young.
- Andrew Stafford
- Exclusive
- Courts
‘Death threat’, stalking, assault: Environmentalist’s alleged intimidation spree
A former councillor is accused of a campaign of intimidation during a long-running forestry dispute. Police claim he has “little regard” for court orders.
- Clare Sibthorpe
An orangutan reached for Natalie’s hand. It was a defining moment for her
Through often-startling stories detailing the wonder of wildlife, a Melbourne environmentalist hopes to convince people that the natural world is worth saving.
- Clare Stephens
Vegan activist Tash Peterson fights to attend UK festival in face of bankruptcy woes
Controversial vegan activist Tash Peterson is not letting bankruptcy and the removal of her passport get in the way of flying overseas to speak at “the world’s biggest vegan camp out”.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
They bought a knockdown-rebuild and got a fight over Thornbury’s tallest trees
The larger of two eucalypts locals are fighting to save is estimated to be more than 25 metres tall and believed to be one of the tallest trees in Thornbury.
- Tom Cowie