Retiring WA Labor MP Chris Tallentire breaks ranks to raise concerns about "a concerted effort by interest groups" to influence state and federal environmental protection laws.
How farmers are making money from improving biodiversity
Farmers are protecting corridors of land to improve biodiversity for annual payments and to attract premium prices.
Photo shows An aerial shot of a tree in a paddock.Thousands of hectares of koala habitat are cleared every year, including for renewable energy projects
We examined approved and proposed projects under federal environment legislation to look at how much koala habitat is being slated for destruction across several industries.
Photo shows A koala facing towards the right of frame sits on a road, the koala fills the whole image and the background is only asphalt.Decades of pollution leave legacy of contamination in beachside suburb
A vacant copper smelter site at Port Kembla is up for sale but the operator says at least 300 homes nearby still have heavy metal contamination.
Photo shows Military Rd site aerial viewK'gari visitors use Indigenous traditional method to protect themselves from dingoes
Traditional owners share their knowledge to ward off the native animals after 16 high-risk dingo interactions this year.
Photo shows A man holding a painted stick in bushlandDead fish fill Greek waterways after extreme weather causes mass die-off
More than 100 tonnes of dead fish have collected in and around the port of Volos in central Greece after a mass die-off linked to extreme weather fluctuations.
Photo shows A group of dead fish in the water.A burning tanker could be about to drop a million barrels of oil into the Red Sea
The ship, which was attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, has been on fire for a week as officials try to recover the tanker and avoid an environmental disaster.
Photo shows Fireball burning from a Greek oil tanker in the Red Sea.Bight World Heritage bid seeks to ban oil drilling as Liberal senator joins fight
A Liberal senator is leading a renewed push to permanently protect the Great Australian Bight from oil and gas exploration by having it listed as a World Heritage Site.
Photo shows large cliffs of the Great Australian Bight, blue ocean sunny dayIndigenous elders unhappy with inability to object to industry on culturally significant land
The Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation says traditional owners are prohibited from objecting to industry projects on the peninsula and the state government is "unwilling" to change that.
Photo shows Two flame towers from Woodside's Karratha Gas Plant, overlooking the signature red rocks of the Pilbara.Sydney developer fined $45,000 after trying to appeal $3,000 council fine for destroying tree
A Sydney property developer lodged an appeal in court after being fined $3,000 by City of Canterbury Bankstown for destroying an oak tree. A council officer found excavation work at the builder's Revesby construction site had compromised the structural stability of the tree.
Photo shows A tree on a construction site.UN secretary-general calls on major polluters to show leadership to prevent Pacific climate catastrophe
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres implores major polluters and developed nations like Australia to rapidly cut emissions and phase out coal and gas, warning the Pacific is on the brink of climate catastrophe.
Photo shows An older man with grey hair, wearing a pink shirt, speaks into a microphone.Petrol station operator ordered to pay neighbour $9 million over fuel contamination
A Central Coast landowner is awarded significant damages after petroleum and diesel from a neighbouring service station contaminates his property.
Photo shows a landscape shot of a small rundown petrol station, there is a few petrol pumps and old signageEnvironment minister demands explanation over destruction of 800yo tree in WA national park
Environment Minister Recce Whitby says the destruction of the historic 'Bob Brown' peppermint tree in the Ferguson Valley is "not good enough".
Photo shows A man stands looking at an old growth peppermint tree.Traditional owner who helped catch illegal fishers frustrated by lack of action
Adrian Lane helped alert border force to the presence of multiple Indonesian fishing boats at Kuri Bay, but the Dambimangari man is frustrated more than a dozen fishers are yet to face any criminal charges.
Photo shows Four men with blurred faces sitting on a bench as a woman in uniform kneels in front of them.What we know about the NT Land Corporation, a little-known body with big influence
Monday’s Four Corners program shone a spotlight on a little-known quasi-government body called the NT Land Corporation. Where did it come from? What power does it have? And what scrutiny is there?
Topic:Explainer
Photo shows People swim in crystal blue waters of a creek surrounded by bush.Woodside's Scarborough gas project to proceed after conservation group drops lawsuit
The Australian Conservation Foundation says its case was "unlikely to succeed", calls for legislative change, and apologises to supporters.
'We're crying out for help': Pleas to save pristine outback oasis from drying up
There are fears that sacred, pristine sites are being put at risk by a government-backed push to grow cotton in the outback.
Photo shows A photo taken half underwater. A person is splashing into the blue water, while above trees and palms surround.Mineral sands mining plans spark water concerns in Murray-Darling Basin
Farmers in the Murray-Darling Basin fear proposed mineral sand mines could raise water tables and increase soil salinity, as mining companies plan to pump billions of litres of water per year into mines in Victoria and NSW.
Photo shows A man in a long sleeved black and white chequered jacket and jeans stands in a paddock of barley.Deer are 'protected wildlife' in Victoria. These hunters want it to stay that way
Deer are listed as "game" in Victoria to be only hunted by registered hunters under strict conditions. Other parts of the country classify the introduced animal as a "pest".
Photo shows Man leans against a wooden front gate in front of a house.Nausea-inducing cane toad baits help freshwater crocodiles avoid poisonous pest
New research shows taste-aversion therapy helps hundreds of freshwater crocodiles avoid poisoning by cane toads spreading across the Kimberley.
Photo shows Close up photo of cane toad's face'Dark skies have always been home': How light pollution affects my connection to First Nations culture
The dark night sky has special meaning for Krystal De Napoli, an astrophysicist and Gomeroi woman, but light pollution is erasing constellations from view that have guided her peoples' connection with Country since time immemorial, she writes.
Topic:Perspective
Photo shows Krystal sits perched alongside a large telescope with a sunset sky behind her.