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They wreaked havoc in Queensland. Now they’re bringing new life elsewhere
One of Australia’s greatest spectacles is playing out far from its big cities.
- by Nick O'Malley
Labor romped home in Tassie. The PM’s salmon move worked
Tasmanian voters have endorsed Labor’s shift to protect salmon jobs from environmental challenges, as the government claimed two fresh Tasmanian seats, retained two others, and locked the opposition out of lower house seats entirely.
- by Bianca Hall
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Labor commits to national packaging rules as Planet Ark collapses
The environmental charity behind a number of high-profile recycling schemes went into voluntary administration this week.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Climate policy
As the world cooks, why have our political leaders gone cold on global warming?
Climate change has been all but ignored in the Australian election campaign, and world leaders are giving up on the cause, even as the heat rises.
- by Nick O'Malley
A ‘cull of convenience’? How blue-gum plantations can kill koalas
Blue gum plantations that surround Budj Bim National Park create boom and bust koala populations. After a recent plantation timber harvest, disaster struck.
- by Bianca Hall