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Outback cattle station granted permit to cull 20, 000 native birds
5+ hour, 35+ min ago (890+ words) A pink and grey galah. (Supplied: Elis ZA) Newcastle Waters cattle station has been granted a permit to kill 20, 000 native birds. Owned by Consolidated Pastoral Company, it says a cull would be a last resort. Conservation groups are questioning the…...
Technicolour frogs released into the wild in NSW to bolster numbers
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (696+ words) These critically endangered frogs are being released into the wild in southern NSW. (ABC News: Sarah Gerathy) More than 800 tiny, technicoloured northern corroboree frogs have been released into the wild in the Brindabella National Park in southern NSW to try…...
Residents fear houses could fall into ocean and nothing is being done
10+ hour, 15+ min ago (1054+ words) ABC South East NSW The dune that protects houses from the ocean swell at Surfside is being eroded. (ABC NSW South East: Jacinta Counihan) Residents fear their homes at Surfside Beach on the NSW far south coast are at risk…...
Oldest-known evidence of dentistry found in Neanderthal tooth
10+ hour, 24+ min ago (114+ words) AUDIO: Oldest-known evidence of dentistry found in Neanderthal tooth Australian Broadcasting Corporation AUDIO: Oldest-known evidence of dentistry found in Neanderthal tooth A Neanderthal had a tooth drilled to treat a painful cavity some 59, 000 years ago, according to a new study....
'A remarkable achievement': Neanderthals may have practised dentistry
13+ hour, 40+ min ago (908+ words) A Neanderthal had a tooth drilled to treat a painful cavity some 59, 000 years ago, according to a new study. (Reuters: Nikola Solic) Archaeologists have found a hole in a 59, 000-year-old Neanderthal tooth, which they believe was caused by drilling to…...
Seattle zoo exhibits tree kangaroos for the first time in 10 years
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (168+ words) For the last 30 years, the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program has existed as a partnership between landowners and non-government organisations in Papua New Guinea, and the Woodland Park Zoo in the US city of Seattle. The partnership's primary aim is to…...
Solar eclipse to attract thousands to 'middle of nowhere' in 2028
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (616+ words) Excitement is building ahead of the 2028 total solar eclipse, which is expected to attract thousands of visitors to WA's north. The state government has allocated $24. 6 million to fund new infrastructure ahead of the event. The Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley president…...
Mornington Peninsula mourns as Sammy the seal believed dead
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (417+ words) Sammy the seal was often spotted sleeping in several locations around Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. (Facebook: Sammy the Seal) A seal often seen on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula and dubbed Sammy by the community, is believed to have died." Authorities say they…...
Melbourne lord mayor warns government AI data centres could 'cook the planet"
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (872+ words) The City of Melbourne has voted unanimously to explore the "responsible utilisation" of AI infrastructure and data centres, citing environmental consequences. Last November, Premier Jacinta Allan said she wanted Victoria to be "ruthless" about attracting more data centres. Melbourne's Lord…...
Rain forecast from the tropics to Tasmania after Australia's driest April
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (876+ words) Australia is set to get a broad band of rain this week. (Supplied: Laurie Wilson) After the nation's driest April in eight years, an unfavourable monthly outlook and El Ni'o looming in the near distant future, expectations for drought relief…...