A wombat subspecies unique to Bass Strait’s lungtalanana Island, off Tasmania’s northern coast, could be the first native animal to be returned under an innovative vision to “rewild” a whole island. The Bass Strait Island wombat and at least six other species…
THE World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of $50 million in funding for koala protection and recovery efforts. On Saturday, 29 January, the prime minister announced a $50 million commitment over the next four years. The funding…
The global cosmetics industry produces around 120 billion units of packaging every year. The complexity of mixed materials used in beauty product packaging makes it difficult to separate for recycling, and ends up in landfill. A change in waste standards by China,…
A NEW encyclopaedia is bringing together Indigenous knowledge and western science in a publicly available online tool for the first time. The Noongar Boodjar plant and animal encyclopaedia links Indigenous species names with western scientific names across more than 90 plant and…
FROM the original 60 plus species of kangaroos in Australia, 29 are now threatened and 11 species are extinct. “You take one animal out of the ecosystem and you are altering that system, and we continue to do this,” said biologist Dr…
THE Australian Government, and the Australian Antarctic Division, yesterday, November 25, announced that they are abandoning plans to build a 2.7km-long concrete runway at Australian-owned Davis Research Station in Antarctica. After a vigorous anti-runway campaign, led by The Bob Brown Foundation, the…
THIS year National AG Day is celebrating the vital work performed by the agricultural industry, with a call for all Australians to explore career opportunities in the sector. Australian women face challenges pursuing a career in this male-dominated field. Until 1994, Australian…
WORLD Vegan Day on Monday November, 1 heralding the start of World Vegan month, coincided with the COP26 Glasgow climate change summit this year. While the Vegan Society UK, along with other environmental groups had a presence at the conference, there was…
ANTHONY Chesler, CEO at Thread Together, said the charity exists to solve two problems with one solution. First is saving landfill and second giving clothing to people. Australian fashion retailers donate excess or end of season new clothing to Thread Together for…
AUSTRALIA’S recycling rate has increased by 53 per cent in the last 25 years as more people embrace the circular economy by repairing, repurposing and reusing pre-loved and unwanted goods. Since National Recycling Week was founded in 1996, the recycling rate in…
