A group of national and NSW state-based organisations has co-signed an open letter to Premier Chris Minns, urging him to reject controversial new hunting legislation due to risks to public safety and nature.

Artificial light at night is a problem for many Australian animals and has been linked to a range of human health issues. Experts are urging Australians to call on decision makers to introduce legislation to reduce light pollution.

Researchers have been developing techniques to increase the heat tolerance of corals for over a decade, but human intervention can only take us so far. Learn more in our Q&A with coral geneticist Dr Kate Quigley.

The Biodiversity Council has welcomed the NSW Government’s landmark decision to create the full 176,000-hectare Great Koala National Park.

The SA and Federal Governments will trial air bubble curtain technology in a section of the cuttlefish breeding site to test whether this technique will be able to protect the developing eggs from the harmful algal bloom if it spreads.

Biodiversity Council advises NSW Planning Commission to reject Redbank Biomass Power Station proposal.

An Animal Justice Party-led NSW Upper House inquiry into pet cat management has not backed local governments to bring in cat containment rules to protect wildlife and pet cats.

Experts call for an effective government-supported monitoring program to be established for the Great Southern Reef, with funding at least equivalent to the Great Barrier Reef’s monitoring program.

Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt has committed to expedite an expert assessment of the impact of SA’s toxic algal bloom on marine life, but experts flag additional challenges that will need to be addressed moving forward.

We spoke to an expert to better understand how algal blooms form, like the catastrophic bloom impacting South Australia, and how to reduce the likelihood of harmful blooms in the future.