Tracey Ferrier
Mass bleaching event halts coral recovery on Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef’s first mass bleaching event in what should have been a cooler year has halted coral recovery across two-thirds...
Seafood lovers duped: Tests expose scale of sham
More than 10 per cent of the seafood sold in Australia is not what’s on the label and threatened species sometimes wind...
NSW nets trap few sharks but lots of threatened species
Nets deployed at NSW beaches to protect swimmers hardly ever catch dangerous sharks but are snaring and killing an alarming number of...
Aussie winter on track to be among hottest on record
As the global north swelters, the current Australian winter could make the Top 10 when it comes to how much heat it’s...
Diehard explorer sets sail on two-year climate crusade
It’s hard to keep track of Geoff Wilson’s “how I cheated death” stories for the simple fact there are so many. There...
Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression
The suppression of science by governments and corporations is hampering efforts to address the global biodiversity crisis, researchers warn. Leading ecologists say...
‘Nobody really understands’: The overlooked and growing peril of Australia’s fire ant invasion
Gold Coast cane grower Larry Spann was lying on his side fixing farm machinery when he felt the intense burn of the...
Clearing halted amid fears for endangered regent honeyeater
Land clearing has been halted on a New South Wales property amid concerns it may have harmed an important breeding area for...
Researchers find air in childcare settings heavy with plastic pollution
The air inside Australian homes and offices is loaded with microplastic pollution but childcare centres are the worst of all, a new...
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek demands ‘extreme’ action to save maugean skate
The federal environment minister will write to her Tasmanian counterpart demanding “extreme intervention” to save an ancient fish from extinction. Tanya Plibersek’s...