Tasmania’s dead fish election bounce
And we’re off. An election on May 3. If there is cause for celebration, it is only that the fake election campaign is over as ...
Slopes near Ben Lomond, Mt Arthur slated for logging in Tasmanian government 9,000ha forestry push, claim green groups
The state government has identified five parcels of land for logging, but redacted their location. It has left some ...
Egg-laying mammal — feared locally extinct after wildfire — rediscovered in Australia
Echidnas are egg-laying, insect-eating mammals native to Australia, according to the Australian Museum. The country has only one species, the short-beaked echidna, which can be found throughout the ...
Anger as Anthony Albanese accused of signing endangered species' 'death warrant'
The prime minister is set to work with the Coalition to push through legislation to shield Tasmania's controversial salmon ...
Aussies amazed by adorable video of extremely rare species: 'Very cute'
Adorable footage of one of the world’s rarest and most unusual ocean creatures has left thousands of Aussies swooning. In the ...
Anti-salmon protest held at Verona Sands, site of first dead fish wash up from Tasmanian mass mortality event
A month on from salmon chunks washing ashore, opponents to industrial fish farming have gathered at the site to repeat their ...
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First echidna spotted on Lungtalanana in more than a decade
Cats released on the island in those early days then preyed on small animals and birds. A feral cat on lungtalanana after killing a native water bird. Photo: Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre.