Environmental Management

The call to list buffel grass as a Weed of National Significance has sparked contentious debate.  The pastoral industry relies heavily on it for livestock fodder, and graziers are concerned a weed listing would bring unintended - possibly catastrophic - consequences.

A practice that has helped care for land for more than 60,000 years returns to Yuwibara Country in north Queensland. 

An invasive weed planted decades ago quickly spread across Tasmania's north-west, choking mudflats and wildlife habitat. Now, those involved in a long-running effort to wipe it out are seeing real results.

With the announcements of MotoGP and LIV Golf taking up public green spaces, environment has become a key concern raised by South Australian voters to ABC's Your Say.

Wildlife cameras snap rare pictures of blond echidnas, a tiny white-footed dunnart, and threatened seabirds on a small island off Tasmania's north coast.

Buffel grass is considered a considered a cornerstone of the country’s pastoral industry particularly in some of the more rugged parts of Australia.  The Federal government is reviewing a nomination to list it as a ‘Weed of National Significance’.

The use of florfenicol in Tasmania's salmon industry has been banned as the country's veterinary medicine regulator suspends an emergency licence for the antibiotic.

Former environment minister Tanya Plibersek was advised by her department to revoke salmon farming approvals in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour amid concerns about the industry's impact on the endangered Maugean skate, FOI documents show.

The world's worst honey bee parasite is genetically mutating, becoming resistant to common treatments used to save hives.

Conservationists hope a smelly plan to reintroduce Australian bush rats into a nature reserve in Sydney this weekend could help repair urban ecosystems. 

A campaign to introduce protections to native dingoes has taken its fight to parliament house, arguing that treating dingoes as pests is causing deep cultural and environmental harm.

The Alinytjara Wiluṟara Landscape Board chair steps down, saying his ability to speak for a region where Telstra is under investigation for alleged environmental breaches was impeded.

The remnants of a lighthouse station close to 100 years old on an island off the Mackay coast are set to be dismantled due to asbestos concerns, sparking fears important history will be lost. 

Local conservation groups have worked to protect turtle nesting habitats along the Mackay coast for more than 30 years, bringing generational change for these "ancient mariners".

The federal agency that approved the use of an antibiotic for Tasmania's salmon industry has proposed to suspend that licence, in the wake of news the antibiotic has been found in native species.

Scientists say parts of Antarctica face "devastating" and "irreversible" impacts from climate change unless urgent action is taken to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

Each summer, tourists flock to Tasmanian beaches to marvel at penguins, but for some, admiring the birds from afar is not enough.

An antibiotic used by the Tasmanian salmon farming industry is detected in native species more than 10km away from the closest fish operation using it.

Three years ago, Tasmania's environment watchdog proposed to tighten lead emission limits from Hobart's zinc smelter to bring the state into line with national standards — but after pushback from the operator, that plan was dropped.

US mining giant Alcoa is forced to pay $55 million after unlawfully clearing parts of a Western Australian native forest to mine bauxite.