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Petition organiser Mark Clair at Ricketts Point.

Council votes to keep beach dog walking set-up despite fears for wildlife

The rules at this beach are supported by thousands of dog owners, but they’ve attracted concern from Parks Victoria.

  • Gemma Grant

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A koala at Smiths Creek in Leumeah near the new Georges River Koala National Park earlier in 2025.

Will a new national park protect Sydney’s chlamydia-free koalas?

The protection comes as the state pushes ahead with the construction of 73,000 homes on the Cumberland Plain, but koala corridors and road crossings are lagging development.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
A photo of the orange-coloured pollution.

Sydney’s ‘green and clean council’ sends orange pollution into national park

A north shore council is under fire after causing pollution to leak into a national park watercourse.

  • David Barwell
Eric Bana as Kyle Turner in Untamed.

‘A lot of wacky stuff goes on’: Eric Bana goes wild, again, for Netflix murder mystery

The Netflix crime series, Untamed, bears a striking resemblance to some of the Aussie actor’s recent big-screen work – and it’s no coincidence.

  • Karl Quinn
Forests in the Central Highlands are home to the critically endangered Leadbeater’s Possum.

Hopes for a new national park dashed, to the delight of hunters

Hunters and fishers have celebrated a vow from Environment Minister Steve Dimopoulos that the Victorian government will not legislate a new national park spanning more than half a million hectares.

  • Bianca Hall
Eli Creek on K’gari is a victim of its own popularity.

Just how eco-friendly is Queensland’s ecotourism plan?

Encouraging more low-impact, nature-based tourism is an excellent proposition. But there’s an oxymoron at the heart of the latest plan.

  • Courtney Kruk
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Michael Atkinson aka Outback Mike is a former airforce pilot and is now an adventurer film maker and camping influencer on social media

An outdoor influencer rallied against higher camping fees – and 23,000 people responded

The social media campaign led to a shout-out by the NSW environment minister in parliament. It comes as the Victorian government was forced to backflip on free camping.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Leadbeater’s possums are critically endangered. Their population just grew by one.

There were no known sightings of this critically endangered animal outside Victoria. Now it’s in NSW

Hello, possum! Thought to be extinct in NSW, a Leadbeater’s possum has been discovered in Kosciuszko National Park.

  • Bianca Hall and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
NSW Environment Minister Penny Sharpe inspecting recovery from damage caused by wild horses in Kosciuszko National Park.

After the cull: How Kosciuszko is slowly stirring back to life

After the NSW government adopted the controversial policy of shooting wild horses from the air, the alpine national park is beginning to recover.

  • Nick O'Malley