Nick Rodway

Con­ser­va­tion­ists stage block­ades, tree sits in protest at plans for a min­ing waste fa­cil­i­ty in Tas­ma­nia’s forests.

Ex­perts fear COVID-19 may in­flict greater toll on re­mote In­dige­nous com­mu­ni­ties due to lim­it­ed ac­cess to med­ical care.

The agri­cul­ture and tourism in­dus­tries are feel­ing the worst ef­fects of Aus­tralia’s dev­as­tat­ing bush­fire sea­son.

In West­ern Aus­tralia, state ap­pears to be back­track­ing on let­ting tra­di­tion­al own­ers de­cide what is best for the land.

Cul­tur­al tourism can ad­dress is­sues such as sui­cide and un­em­ploy­ment, but cor­po­ra­tions seek to mine re­source-rich ar­eas.

East coast of Aus­tralia has one of the high­est rates of land-clear­ing, adding pres­sure on the be­sieged nat­ur­al won­der.