Biodiversity
Swamp tortoise: Australia’s rarest reptile makes a comeback
The western swamp tortoise is resurging, helped by humans – but climate change still looms as a threat.
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News
Waterhouse art prize won by Aboriginal artist
Margaret Loy Pula has become the first indigenous woman to win one of Australia’s richest visual accolades.
Biodiversity
Aboriginal desert reserve bigger than Tasmania
A new Indigenous Protected Area in the NT is the largest piece of land ever put aside for conservation in Australia.
History & Culture
Historic shipwreck returned to watery grave
The 1850 wreck of the colonial-built Clarence has been buried in Victoria’s Port Phillip Bay to preserve it.
History & Culture
Napoleon’s fascination with Australia revealed
Napoleon Bonaparte, French Emperor and European conqueror, had a fondness for Australia, a new exhibition reveals.
News
Broken Hill hosts giant LEGO garden
LEGO celebrates its 50th anniversary with a display of giant pine trees and flower clumps in outback NSW.
News
Gallery: Lego garden in Broken Hill
LEGO celebrates its 50th anniversary with a display of giant pine trees and flower clumps in outback NSW.
Biodiversity
Galapagos tortoise Lonesome George dies
At about 100 years old, Lonesome George, the world’s rarest tortoise, dies – putting an end to his species.
News
Velcro petals help bees stick to flowers
Cone-like projections on flowers act like Velcro to help bees stick to petals in strong winds, new research shows.
Biodiversity
Feral cats a problem for rare ground parrot
The Endangered western ground parrot is under increasing threat from feral cats.