Environment

A mass wildlife rescue is again underway at the Noosa Golf Club after dozens of flying foxes became trapped in netting at its driving range for the fourth time this month.

Atomic scientists set the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds midnight, with threats such as nuclear weapons and conflicts pushing humanity closer than ever to the point of annihilation.

A female skier has been mauled by a snow leopard on her way back to her hotel in China after she attempted to get a selfie. 

Microplastic pollution on Sydney's beaches and harbour shorelines has tripled in the past three years, according to a report, much of it from sources of "preventable losses".

Fishing for scallops in inshore waters from Townsville to Hervey Bay was banned in 2021. While the catch will resume in the north, the southern fishery critical to the industry remains off limits. 

A proposal to build an incinerator in the regional town of Parkes could see 700,000 tonnes of Sydney's red bin rubbish transported there every year.

Liberty Bell Bay is considering how to use a manganese by-product, after concerns were raised by Tasmania's Environment Protection Authority.

This scruffy pup has gone from the pound to being part of a scat detection dog team, helping save endangered koalas.

Scientists and nursery workers race to save a newly identified tree species in Queensland branded "living dead", after a fungal disease stopped it from growing or reproducing in the wild. 

The sighting comes amid a spate of white shark reports in SA's south east, and after a tragic month of incidents in NSW. 

A David and Goliath battle is playing out on the multi-million-dollar shores of the Noosa River, where dozens of houseboat residents say they are being forced out and potentially into financial ruin.

The Queensland government euthanises six dingoes involved in Piper James's death on K'gari, and is expected to cull more in the coming days.

Poor air quality in Delhi has impacted nearly all aspects of life with residents saying they have lost many of the "simple joys" such as opening a window or going for a walk outside.

Roofus is one of many orphaned kangaroos taken under the wing of unofficial wildlife carers, a vocation one Boddington local found in his adolescence.

A constant battle of ideas reshapes the world we live in, and few groups have been more successful in winning the war than the little-known Atlas Network. 

Queensland government officials euthanase six dingoes involved in the death of a Canadian backpacker on K'gari, with more to be put down in the coming days.

As a devoted ocean swimmer, I've learned to accept the risk of exploring an ocean that is not my natural habitat.

A mining company in Western Australia's Pilbara region is one step closer to decarbonising its iron ore production after starting construction on the region's first wind farm.

Experts estimate 11,000 hectares of core habitat for the critically endangered parrot has been lost to a recent fire.  

There were more than four times the number of Ross River Virus cases in South Australia in 2025 compared to 2024, prompting a new public health awareness campaign.

Scientists are rushing to contain an emerging outbreak of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef, warning it could be one of the worst in 60 years.

Residents in WA's West Kimberley are being warned to prepare for days of wild weather, with a tropical cyclone forming up off the region's coast.

A video posted to social media of a bull shark washed up in the Brisbane River went viral and prompted speculation that it was AI-generated, but experts say it appears to be legitimate.

There are simple things we can all do to encourage more native wildlife to our gardens, backyards, balconies and shared spaces.

A tropical cyclone warning has been issued for residents along the far north WA coast.