Man feared dead, at least 80 properties lost in Tasmanian bushfires

Andrew Darby, Nick Ralston AT LEAST 80 homes have been lost and one man is feared killed by a bushfire that swept down onto the Tasmanian town of Dunalley, less than 60 kilometres from Hobart, in catastrophic conditions.

Anti-whaling skipper poses problem over arrest notice

Andrew Darby A DIPLOMATIC headache is developing for the federal government as ground is laid for the wanted Sea Shepherd leader, Paul Watson, to come ashore in Australia.

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Brown joins anti-whalers

Andrew Darby Former Greens leader Bob Brown has been appointed a director of Sea Shepherd Australia in a bid to ensure the safety of the anti-whaling group's leader, Paul Watson.

Not so much as a nibble: sun setting on wildlife paradise's rabbit war

Andrew Darby FOR more than a year, hunters have scoured windy hills and tussock flats through sub-Antarctic cold and still there is no sign.

Japan denies problem despite whale hunt delay

Andrew Darby THE Japanese government has confirmed plans to go whaling in the Antarctic this summer amid speculation over the late departure of a key ship.

Health academic killed in Tasmania

Andrew Darby Man known as an international founding father of health economics said to have been murdered.

Japan props up floundering whale business: Greenpeace

Andrew Darby THE dire state of Japan's whaling industry has been highlighted in a Greenpeace analysis showing the whalers sell so little whale meat they are almost wholly dependent on taxpayer help.

State launches island wind farm plan

Andrew Darby Hydro Tasmania's $2b proposal would bring King Island wind electricity ashore near Geelong.

NZ intervenes in whaling case

Andrew Darby New Zealand has formally intervened in Australia's legal case against Japan over whaling.

Historic conservation deal offers peace for Tasmania

Andrew Darby Federal and Tasmanian governments swing in behind state's landmark forests peace deal.

End to Tasmanian forest wars will curb logging

Andrew Darby A final deal that should end the generation-old Tasmanian forest wars has been signed, protecting more than 500,000 hectares of native forest.

Jobs to go at ABC as production unit axed

Andrew Darby ABC boss Mark Scott has provoked an outcry after axing its Tasmanian television production unit.

Parks become a haven for devils

Andrew Darby SOME of Tasmania's best known national parks are to be isolated as devil havens in an escalation of the battle to save the marsupial from extinction by a facial cancer.

Shark species under threat from barbaric live finning

Andrew Darby CELEBRITY chef Gordon Ramsay - not a man known for mincing his words - says it tastes of nothing.

Optimism on marine reserve for Antarctica

Andrew Darby Antarctica is a step closer to getting the world's largest marine reserve under a proposal hammered out at international talks in Hobart.

Activists plan to confront whalers in Japanese waters

Andrew Darby Sea Shepherd activists are planning to take their anti-whaling campaign to Japan's doorstep for the first time.

Overland backed for top public service post

Andrew Darby The Tasmanian government has backed the controversial former Victorian police commissioner Simon Overland as its Justice Department secretary, following an adverse Ombudsman’s report.

Melting runway cuts flights to Antarctica

Andrew Darby Australia's $46 million Antarctic airstrip is melting, leaving the government scrambling to find a new air link to the frozen continent.

Frozen $46m runway melting

Andrew Darby Australia's $46 million Antarctic airstrip is melting, leaving the government scrambling to find a new air link to the frozen continent.

Seafish offers to cut trawler catch

Andrew Darby The backers of a super trawler are offering to reduce its take in a bid to convince the federal government to overturn a ban on it fishing in Australian waters.