A parliamentary inquiry into cat containment in one Australian state has stirred controversy, with some warning it could prove a key election issue.
Nathan Schmidt
Expansion of the salmon industry in one Aussie state has been halted in a major decision slammed as being “shameful” and “strangling growth”.
Clareese Packer
A surfer has come within inches of being the second shark bite victim at a NSW beach in the space of two months.
Blair Jackson
A controversial vegan activist has just one week to secure $30,000 to leave Australia, and she is calling on her fans to help.
A deadly parasite that infests beehives and kills honey bees has been found in new areas of regional Victoria.
Emma Kirk
A deer wreaking havoc on Melbourne roads during Thursday rush hour has been hit by a vehicle and killed.
The two men are facing a possible $100,000 fine for chasing the dolphins on their jet skis, which are a protected species in South Australian waters.
Alexandra Feiam
It’s the second jurisdiction to make the call, with the premier saying it was “increasingly clear” the controversial industry “does not align with community expectations”.
A young boy has relived the moment he was attacked by a shark while surfing, leaving him screaming for help in the water when his board was smashed to pieces.
Blake Antrobus
Megan French with the green side of England
Megan French
WA is on track for its worst year of wildlife collisions, fresh data has revealed.
Jessica Evensen
A Bill to expand hunting rights would create a “taxpayer-funded propaganda unit” and turn state forests into “game parks”, opponents warn.
A Perth businessman has made an extraordinary donation to a veterinary school at one of the city’s major universities.
A livestream of sea life 4000 metres under the water in the South Atlantic has Argentines hooked, at a time when the government has defunded science research.
Staff Writers
Tourists seeking photo opportunities have copped criticism for blocking the path of wildlife, during the great migration of the wildebeest in Kenya.
A pig farm is staring down the barrel of “potential legal action” after pigs were put down on the orders of the RSPCA.
Jack Nivison
A Sydney Zoo giraffe and its unborn calf have died unexpectedly in an incident that has left staff and visitors ‘incredibly heartbroken’.
Robert White
Disturbing images have exposed the grotesque living environment inside an Aussie pig farm, where animals live and die in sickening conditions.
Matt Kleczkowski was using his drone to capture the mullet migration on Saturday afternoon when he spotted the eight-metre-long gentle giant about 300m off Cottesloe Beach.
The dramatic rescue unfolded over several tense hours on Saturday afternoon.
Sarah Steger and Amy Cavender
Hundreds of tiny frogs bred at a zoo have been released into a national park, significantly boosting the species of amphibians on the brink of extinction.
Jack Gramenz
Three men have learned their fates for taking part in a “despicable” attack on a pigeon with a golf club - with one posting a vile message on Snapchat after the ordeal.
Brendan Kearns
Controversial laws protecting one state’s brumbies could be repealed in the latest move to “reverse a wrong of the past”.
Questions continue to be asked about whether a measure that’s been used to deter sharks at Australian beaches for decades is really the answer.
