Forestry industry backs call for logging in national parks

Sean Nicholls, Peter Hannam The forestry industry has accused the state government of failing to meet its commitments to timber supply and backed the recommendation of a parliamentary inquiry that national parks be opened up...

World's national parks expand - but short of target

Protected areas for wildlife have expanded worldwide to cover a land area the size of Russia in the past two decades, but far more parks and reserves are needed to meet a 2020 target, a study shows.

National parks to be opened up for development

Tom Arup Victoria's national parks will be open for private development under a shake-up unveiled by the state government.

Recreational hunting in national parks under fire after joey shot by stray arrow

Anna Patty THE government's decision to allow hunting of feral animals in national parks has raised concerns that native animals will be caught in the crossfire.

Party locked and loaded to go hunting in national parks

Brian Robins The Shooters and Fishers Party wants the new state government to allow the hunting of feral animals in national parks along with a review of marine parks, saying ''political'' factors underscored...

Queensland opens up parks to cattle, defying Burke

Queensland will proceed with a controversial plan to allow starving cattle to graze in national parks and conservation reserves despite federal government opposition.

No horn of plenty

Anthony Ham The battle to save the African rhinoceros has all the ingredients for a Hollywood thriller. There are armed baddies with good guys in hot pursuit. There is a hint of glamour.

Hunting plan a 'deliberate attack' on environment, says Debus

Amy Corderoy The government's decision to allow hunting in national parks is part of a “deliberate attack” on the environment, former NSW environment minister Bob Debus has told a packed rally at...

First 10-year bushfire plan calls for extra burning off

NSW will double hazard reduction burning as part of its first 10-year plan for managing bushfires in national parks.

Feral threat hanging over Kakadu

Rory Callinan They should be the pin-up vistas of Australia's largest and most unique national park - the limpid streams and emerald flood plains of Yellow Water that nourish the heart of Kakadu in the Northern...

Bans lifted on fishing in sanctuaries

Sean Nicholls, Ben Cubby Every marine park in NSW will be reviewed, and bans on recreational fishing lifted in most marine sanctuaries, under major changes to environment laws announced by the state government.

National park boundary redrawn for resort

Tom Arup and Henrietta Cook The Baillieu government has redrawn the boundaries of the Alpine National Park to allow the Falls Creek resort to expand.

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Experts split over value of raising dam wall

Peter Hannam, Ben Cubby RAISING the Warragamba Dam wall by 23 metres will cost up to $800 million, it has been claimed, with experts divided over its value for reducing flooding.

Activist Baillieu horrified as 'sharks circle' Nepean park

Richard Willingham The heart of Kate Baillieu, long-time campaigner for the protection of Point Nepean National Park, sank when she heard of plans to develop the site and new state government guidelines for projects in...

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Lines drawn over jewel in the crown

Rory Callinan One morning at a remote ranger station in Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory, staff made a gruesome discovery.

Obama considers MIT nuclear physicist as next energy secretary

President Barack Obama is considering naming nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz, one of his science and energy advisers, as the next energy secretary.

Major fire threats put brigades on high alert

Nick Ralston PARTS of the state are facing their most serious bushfire threat in more than a decade amid a heatwave across much of Australia.

Push for halt to Arctic drilling after latest Shell mishap

Sean Cockerham WASHINGTON: Critics want a halt to offshore Arctic drilling in the wake of Shell's latest mishap in the waters off Alaska, but there is no sign the Obama administration and key members of the US...

Walkers pay price for hunters

Heath Aston BUSHWALKERS will pay the price of the state government's decision to allow amateur hunters into national parks through increased insurance costs to reflect the risk of being shot.