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Freedom in the deep

As participation in freediving reaches new levels, we look at what’s driving the sport’s growing popularity.

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Massive land purchase for new national park "back o'Bourke"

After protracted negotiations with a pastoral family in far northern New South Wales, the state government has bought more than 430,000ha of iconic Australian “outback” to be managed as national park.

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A stand against extinction

In a landmark agreement, the world’s nations have agreed to set aside 30 per cent of the planet for nature by 2030.

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