Nature & Wildlife
New sand dragon species given local Indigenous names
Meet Cenophorus tjakalpa, kartiwarrui, ibiri, and tuniluki.
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News
Burning question: Australia is set for a hot, dry El Niño. What does this mean?
An El Niño event has arrived, according to the World Meteorological Organization, raising fears of record high global temperatures, extreme weather and, in Australia, a severe fire season.
News
Pass the saltbush: Farmers go native ahead of El Niño
Sheep and cattle farmers are planting an elite variety of saltbush across Australia to supplement feed in preparation for dryer conditions.
News
Why are there no kangaroos in Asia?
The animals in Australia are super-different to those in Asia. Here’s why.
History & Culture
Gunaikurnai marine science student Courtney Burns named NAIDOC Youth of the Year
Twenty-five year old Gunaikurnai woman Courtney Burns has been named the 2023 National NAIDOC Week Awards’ Youth of the Year.
Adventure
Meet four Australian women who take the plunge at this year’s Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour
Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour 2023 tells the stories of women around the globe achieving incredible feats, and this year four of them hail from Australia.
Climate
Landslide vote: 97% of us want extinctions stopped and 72% want more spent on the environment
Most Australians (97%) want more action to protect nature, even if they don’t know the full extent of the biodiversity crisis. That’s the startling finding emerging from a national survey of 4000 voters.
News
The incredible megafauna fossils of Kalamurina
Strange bones have emerged from the banks of the Warburton River at Kalamurina Wildlife Sanctuary in South Australia, which tell the story of a lush landscape populated by giant marsupials, crocodiles, flocks of flamingos and even tree kangaroos.
News
Delivered from the deep
There’s a weird, wonderful world living way down in the oceans around Australia. Here’s an exclusive peek at some creatures recently collected by scientists from great depths off the country’s west coast.
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Calling all photographers: Environmental Photo Award now open
Got some incredible shots that raise awareness about pressing issues? Passionate about climate change, biodiversity loss or habitat destruction? We want you!