Environment
Small cars show a big thirst for petrol in road tests
12 February
Some small cars have a surprisingly big thirst for fuel, with the latest vehicle road tests showing three popular hatchbacks exceeded their advertised petrol consumption by more than 20 per cent. One popular model consumed 35 per cent more petrol...[Read More]
‘Preferred’ koala park opens door to major logging
12 February
Almost 1000 square kilometres of koala habitat could be logged under industry’s ideal scenario for a national park crucial to the species’ survival in one state, new mapping suggests. The proposed Great Koala National Park aims to link dozens of...[Read More]
More than $15bn a year to save threatened species
5 February
More than $15 billion each year is needed to stop the extinction of 99 priority species, with several frogs and other creatures deemed unrecoverable due to climate change and other pervasive threats. Eradicating weeds and replanting vegetation were...[Read More]
Scientists plan to monitor threatened krill from space
5 February
UK scientists are hoping to monitor Antarctic krill from space as the species faces growing threats from climate change and overfishing. WWF, the University of Strathclyde and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have teamed up for the pioneering...[Read More]
Cheap loans for farmers under green bank scheme
29 January
Farmers will soon be able to take out loans discounted by the government-owned green bank to cover the cost of planting native trees and shrubs on their land to draw down carbon. The concessional loans courtesy of the Clean Energy Finance...[Read More]