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Australia planted rubber vine in the 1860s; it now covers vast Queensland areas

Rubber vine began its Australian story as a garden ornamental brought from Madagascar, and it has since become one of the country's most troublesome weeds. Left unchecked, this glossy, trumpet-flowered climber can scramble up to 30 metres into tree canopies, blanket creek lines, smother the native vegetation beneath it, and…

The Times of India · Oct 11

Can a bird be an illegal immigrant? How the White Australia era influenced attitudes to the bulbul

In early January, authorities from South Australia’s Department of Primary Industries took to the streets of Adelaide on the hunt for a suspicious individual.

The Conversation · Feb 5

Close encounter with shark resting in ankle deep water

The dusky whaler darted off into the weeds after being disturbed.

Newcastle Herald · May 21, 2024

Plan to get grey nurse sharks off the hook

Swansea Channel shark anglers have been asked to use 'circle hooks' to prevent more deaths of critically endangered grey nurse sharks in Lake Macquarie.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 16, 2022

Varroa unlikely to have entered through Port of Newcastle and may have been here for years, national body says

"We think that it probably originated away from the port."

Newcastle Herald · Sep 10, 2022

Thousands of photos captured by everyday Australians reveal the secrets of our marine life as oceans warm

As the planet heats up, many marine plants and animals are moving locations to keep pace with their preferred temperatures. In the Southern Hemisphere, this means species are setting up home further south.

The Conversation · Aug 28, 2022

Sydney news: Harbour City house prices fall by fastest rate in 40 years

MORNING BRIEFING: Sydney house prices have slipped 1.9 per cent over the past month as interest rate hikes have taken a toll— the fastest rate of decline in 40 years.

ABC News · Jul 25, 2022

$18m compensation package to help varroa-affected beekeepers

An $18 million compensation package has been developed for registered beekeepers affected by the varroa mite outbreak - which was first identified at the Port of Newcastle last month - under an agreement reached by governments and industry.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 10, 2022

Varroa mite outbreak sees millions of bees destroyed, keepers call for compensation

Devastated apiarists are demanding to know how they will be compensated as millions of bees are killed in NSW. Meanwhile, Queensland has become the latest state to impose border restrictions amid the varroa mite outbreak.

ABC News · Jun 30, 2022

More than six million bees euthanased in NSW with more to come as additional varroa mite red zones identified

As more NSW apiarists prepare to have their bees euthanased and hives burnt, authorities work on a plan to release a chemical "in certain parts of those eradication zones" to target feral bees.

ABC News · Jun 29, 2022