Bushfire

Feral and pet cats are responsible for a huge part of Australia’s shameful mammal extinction record. Small and medium-sized ground-dwelling mammals are most susceptible. But we’ve found one mammal in particular that can outsmart cats and live alongside them: the long-nosed potoroo. Read more: A season in hell: bushfires push…

Many Australians enjoy a glass of homegrown wine, and A$2.78 billion worth is exported each year. But hotter, drier conditions under climate change means there are big changes ahead for our wine producers. As climate scientists and science communicators, we’ve been working closely with the wine industry to understand the…

BRISBANE -- Australia’s music industry isn’t going down without a fight. More than 1,000 of the country’s leading artists, music businesses, captains of industry and employees from across the sector have signed an open letter imploring the federal government to “come to our aid.” The Australian music sector “fell off…

A NSW Government department has defended spending more than $1.2 million on indoor plants for its new corporate offices in Parramatta.Key points:The 30-floor Parramatta Square offices will have a high green-star ratingA NSW Government spokeswoman said their focus was on environmental sustainabilityThe Public Service Association said the expenditure was a…

Updated June 09, 2020 07:58:09 A blow-by-blow account of the fire that devastated the Conjola community, and what Australia can learn from it.In the lakeside village of Conjola Park, residents relive memories of houses seemingly spontaneously combusting, birds dropping from a black sky, a roaring wind and taps with no…

suppliedFormer Hi-5 member Nathan Foley has released a new single.For years he was "typecast" as a children's entertainer, but just like the So Many Animals former Hi-5 member Nathan Foley once sang about, he's finally being set free. The Australian singer has announced his return to music with a new…

A rare and beautiful alignment of planets and a conjunction of crescents await those willing to brave cool clear winter nights and mornings this month.Winter nights are perfect for seeing the stars and planets because there's generally less dust, moisture and turbulence around — not to mention bushfire smoke —…

At the weekend, Elon Musk’s commercial giant SpaceX launched two NASA astronauts in a spacecraft named Crew Dragon which, from the inside, looked like a souped-up Tesla. The Falcon 9 rocket launched the spacecraft, returned to Earth and landed on a ship to later be re-used. And the Crew Dragon…

Australian PM Scott Morrison said he will also discuss new opportunities with PM Modi (File)Melbourne: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison would hold a virtual summit with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Thursday during which the two leaders will discuss bilateral ties and their responses to the coronavirus pandemic, a…

SYDNEY - A Royal Commission has begun its investigation into Australia’s devastating summer bushfires.  Hearings this week in Canberra have focused on climate change, as well as the impact of the fires on health and wildlife. Parts of Australia are some of the most fire-prone regions in the world.   The…