Environmentalists concerned over tree removal near national park
By Declan Bowring
A developer, claiming to be the first carbon-neutral property company, faces backlash from local conservationists concerned about the impact of removing 500 trees on a neighbouring national park.
SA's algal bloom devastation like watching 'Uluru being destroyed'
By Sara Garcia
An Indigenous elder calls on the government to take more action on SA's toxic algal bloom as Environment Minister Murray Watt and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley both visit the state.
Demolition firm ordered to pay $700k for illegally dumping asbestos
By Shannon Pearce
An Adelaide demolition company and its director are found guilty of illegally dumping thousands of tonnes of asbestos-contaminated waste.
Scale of pig problem shocks farmers as cull removes record numbers
By Joanna Prendergast
A pig control program in a known West Australian problem area has killed 12,000 pigs in six months, leaving farmers and experts stunned.
It takes 30 minutes to check the health of a dugong. This is what's involved
By Zoe Kean
The world's largest health study of dugongs in Moreton Bay provides critical clues for helping conserve the enigmatic marine mammal, especially in other locations where numbers are falling.
Cattle farmer faces tough choice after property contaminated by PFAS
By Jasmine Hines
As Larry Acton looks to retirement, he is grappling with whether to sell his land at a loss or hand the property, which has contaminated groundwater, to his son.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-10/pfas-water-guidelines-cattle-biloela-callide-cq/105597058
Fears injured wildlife suffering with shortage of euthanasia agents
By Madigan Landry and Pip Waller
South West WA wildlife carers say kangaroos are being left with horrific injuries as animal control agents step down, leaving local police to pick up the slack.
How do you prepare a TED talk? Everyday experts share their process
By Gemma Ferguson
According to the Aussie experts gearing up for their first TED talk this weekend, storytelling is key — but breaking down a subject you understand so deeply, to share that knowledge with the world, comes with a whole lot of nerves.
Environmental flows halted in national park over water reporting concerns
By Katherine Spackman
NSW Natural Resources Access Regulator issues a stop-work order halting environmental water flows in Toorale National Park, citing a lack of mandatory reporting.
Former outback sheep station set to open as national park next year
By Bill Ormonde
Visitors will be able to access a vast array of wetlands, woodland and waterholes across the 430,000-hectare site in far west NSW, which is home to dozens of threatened species.
Artificial reef and reservoir fishing to tackle algal bloom's impact on tourism
Support for South Australia's recreational fishing sector amid the ongoing algal bloom crisis will include the creation of an artificial reef in Gulf St Vincent and the expansion of fishing in reservoirs "where consistent with public health advice", the state government says.
Call for greater protection of WA's 'place of the giants'
By Dayvis Heyne and Dunja Karagic
In WA's far north, where the red dirt meets the sea, is a popular spot most know as Crab Creek. But for traditional owners, it is Mangalagun, a spiritually important place.
Scramble to understand giant cuttlefish behaviour as algal bloom looms
By Tim McGlone and Arj Ganesan
Ecologists are racing to figure out how to preserve South Australia's giant Australian cuttlefish hatchlings amid the algal bloom — but agree that time is of the essence.
Little penguins thriving after weedy foe defeated
By Rosemary Murphy
A weeding project gives little penguins a helping hand on an island off WA's south coast where an invasive weed can grow up to three times taller than the little birds.
Coastal erosion researcher warns against Gold Coast's planned beach bars
By Danielle Mahe, Mackenzie Colahan, and Sarah Howells
Beach bars are set to become permanent at Broadbeach in 2026 but recovery efforts to fix the city's eroded beaches are expected to take years.
#TourismandLeisureIndustry #Erosion #LocalGovernment #EnvironmentalManagement #DanielleMahe #MackenzieColahan # #SarahHowells
Homeowners take battle with the sea into their own hands
By Eugene Boisvert
Property owners in the SA town of Pelican Point may be sceptical of predictions their town will be under water in 75 years but they are tired of waiting for authorities to act.
Gardeners unite to save 'spectacular' grevillea in Snowy Mountains
By Jess Scully
There are fewer than 1,000 in the wild, but it is hoped a group of green thumbs can help save the Tumut grevillea from extinction.
Tracing the cause of the deadly South Australian algal bloom
By Josh Brine
Scientists are looking into what caused the toxic algal bloom that has wreaked devastation along South Australia's coast, as well as where it started and where it could spread to next.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-26/algal-bloom-causes-origins-in-south-australia/105556336
Cost of Eyre Peninsula desalination plant blows out by $140m
By Arj Ganesan
The plant planned for the outskirts of Port Lincoln was due to cost $330 million, but has now increased by $140 million due to "global inflationary pressures" and a design change.
A climate 'reckoning' just unfolded at the World Court. What happened?
By Doug Dingwall, Lillyrose Welwel, Lice Movono, and Stephen Dziedzic
The World Court's climate change decision has been hailed a "planetary scale" win for climate advocates pushing for stronger action against carbon pollution.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/icj-climate-change-decision-world-court/105566582
#ClimateChange #Environment #EnvironmentalPolicy #LawCrimeandJustice #EnvironmentalManagement #WorldPolitics #DougDingwall #LillyroseWelwel #LiceMovono # #StephenDziedzic
