In Australia, it's 'easier to get a permit to destroy nature' than fix it. Here's why
Australia has big ambitions for restoring its degraded environment, but the very regulations meant to protect nature could be ...
Engine noise attracts dozens of sharks surrounding boat in north Queensland
Two mates launched a drone to get a better view of their boat only to find themselves surrounded by more than a dozen sharks.
Fully recovering Australia’s threatened species would cost 25% of GDP. We can’t do it all at once – so let’s start here
Australia has already lost at least 100 species since European colonisation. Across land and freshwater habitats, 1,657 ...
Research reveals cost to recover Australia's threatened species
The full cost of recovering all of Australia's threatened animals and plants has been calculated for the first time.
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Emergency alert issued as parts of Queensland battered by wild and extreme floods
Residents in parts of Queensland have been urged to “prepare ... longer scale of bright and sunny weather.” For the rest of Australia, conditions are looking quite mild and sunny.
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Deadly virus samples went missing from lab in ‘major biosecurity breach,’ say authorities
Hundreds of deadly virus samples are missing from a laboratory in Australia, the Queensland government announced on Monday. The government has instructed Queensland Health — Australia’s public ...
‘Catastrophic’: Wildlife trafficking reports on the rise in Queensland
Anonymous reports about wildlife trafficking have doubled in the past two years amid fears the scale of the problem could be ...
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Full recovery cost of Australia's threatened species would total an infeasible 25 per cent of GDP
Together with researchers from the University of Queensland, CSIRO has calculated for the first time the full cost of ...