Environment

A program re-introducing brush-tailed bettongs to a conservation area in the Pilliga State Forest shows promise, after an east-coast extinction lasting more than 100 years.

The Tweed shire is set to grow by up to a third over the next two decades. The council must now decide where to house the new arrivals, and how to ensure they have water.

Insectivorous bats are tiny, quiet and worth about $63 million to the cotton industry. A study of the creatures, some of which are under threat, has been expanded in NSW.

If you find yourself in need of a pet peacock, the tiny outback town of Elliott can help. Locals have found a unique solution to deal with about 30 fine-feathered fowls running wild in the town.

A Yass pub says it's spending at least $50 a day on bottled water, while GPs are relying on hand sanitiser, as a treatment problem with the water supply remains one week on from when it started.

Prickly paddy melon is a major problem for the Australian agricultural industry but researchers say it may have potential to reduce soil erosion and offset the construction industry's large carbon footprint.

Dita Mitchell says she found greyhounds in "putrid" kennels with faeces and urine when she went to inspect her South East SA property after evicting a tenant.

Rural lobby groups and farmers ramp up their opposition to a project that aims to store carbon dioxide in Australia's biggest underground freshwater reservoir.

Rangers say two young German tourists are "lucky to be alive" after walking for several days in the Cape York wilderness after their car became bogged because of a Google Maps error.

Experts say the WA-first sighting of a rare crab and photos of a strange anemone on Broome's beaches highlight the untapped wonders off Australia's coasts.

Scientists from Murdoch University will analyse the stomach contents of feral foxes after West Australian farmers culled hundreds of animals near the Stirling Range.

The extinct volcano in the NSW Central West was set to be reignited by a nearly 100km network of mountain bike trails, but the project has stalled indefinitely because of funding.

Biologist Deon Gilbert says this month's Victorian release of 70 juveniles from a spotted tree frog breeding pool is incredibly heartwarming.

When scientists discovered seven baby Bell's turtles in a batch of six incubated eggs in the NSW Northern Tablelands recently, they were initially stumped.

The capacity of rooftop solar in Australia will eclipse the country's entire electricity demand in coming decades, according to a report that charts the technology's rise.

A council ranger has told an inquest into fatal attacks that the dog breed that mauled a newborn to death in 2021 was commonly involved in attacks across New South Wales' Central Coast.

Jeffrey Curtis has been waiting a long time for a new ranger hub in Tennant Creek, but it's arrived and he's looking forward to seeing how it helps young people in the remote Northern Territory town.

The red and white obelisk is a must-see for visitors to the South Australian tourist town of Robe, but it's at risk of plunging into the water below.

Authorities say "exceptionally dry" conditions have put a dampener on this season's migration, which normally sees the mass of red crabs blocking traffic.

Tens of millions of native fish have perished along the Darling River over the past five years following a series of mass kills. In an attempt to mitigate future deaths the NSW government is trialling technology that pumps pure oxygen into the water. 

Asbestos, it seems, is everywhere around Sydney at the moment. 7.30 went to industry insiders to find out why. The answer according to someone else who owns a similar business is a "major let-down in processes".

Researchers from the Australian Antarctic Division have completed one of the most ambitious expeditions since the 1960s, but the world's ice remains locked deep in the frozen continent.

EnergyAustralia says meeting its green hydrogen target for a new gas power plant in NSW is becoming more challenging.

There have already been nine "high-risk" interactions on the island this year and authorities say the danger may intensify during autumn. 

The steelmaker continues to work on its "decarbonisation journey" while revealing plans to diversify the use of 1,200 hectares of land it owns in New South Wales, Victoria and New Zealand.