Tracey Ferrier
End of native forest logging in NSW goes under microscope
A government-appointed panel is exploring an end to logging in NSW native forests within four years, with warring sides reading very different...
Federal minister’s lack of control on logging ‘absurd’
The federal environment minister is under pressure to immediately claw back control over state-based logging activities that harm native forests. Federal independents...
Anger over handling of major Great Barrier Reef health report
The most important health check in years warns the Great Barrier Reef’s prospects are “very poor” despite the government pouring millions of...
Timber industry battles shift to man-made power poles
The timber industry has stepped up its fight against the phase out of wooden power poles across NSW, demanding proof manufactured ones...
Heatwave, cyclones cast doubt on reef coral recovery
Coral cover was increasing across the Great Barrier Reef before climate change delivered another brutal blow last summer, scientists say. The latest...
Australia faces unprecedented bird flu threat: CSIRO
Australia faces an unprecedented threat from three different strains of bird flu with a fourth on the nation’s doorstep, experts warn. Poultry...
Ramp up targets to save reef, UNESCO tells Australia
A United Nations body has told Australia to ramp up its climate change targets and get serious about land clearing if it...
Barrier Reef misses healthy water targets by a country mile
Water on the Great Barrier Reef is still loaded with harmful farm pollutants and sediment despite efforts to fix it, a report...
Supermarkets on the back foot with skate on the brink
Coles and Woolworths have defended the ongoing sale of salmon from a harbour where fish farming is threatening an ancient species. The...
Shoppers face lies, manipulation in supermarket aisles
Shoppers are being bombarded with false and misleading claims that everyday products are helping the environment, an inquiry has been told. Senators...