Age Verification for Steam rolls out in Australia requiring a Credit Card

Valve have rolled out Age Verification requirements on Steam in Australia, requiring users to keep a Credit Card on their account.

Seal pups and seabird chicks are suffering in extreme weather. How can we protect them?

Marine species are increasingly battling intense storms and heatwaves – four experts explain why this matters.

Video of shark decapitation sparks calls for better protection

A researcher speaks out against the fishing of sharks after footage of a huge tiger shark being caught and decapitated circulated on social media.

As Australia expands seismic testing, experts warn of profound effects on sealife

It was spring, 20 years ago now, but he remembers it clearly. On the deck of the Geco Resolution, wind tearing spray from the waves, Robert McCauley stood gazing out onto an ocean blackened by night.

Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation

Disinformation is everywhere: AI-based material was even used to generate some of false claims in submissions to the inquiry into misinformation.

Australia's coal and gas exports violate our human rights, group says in new UN case

The group says that it is unlawful for Australia to continue approving fossil fuel exports without protecting its citizens.

New ban on dangerous rodent poisons is lifeline for our native animals

Rat and mouse baits are an everyday product. But these chemicals can persist in the tissues of rodents that eat them for months and poison native animals.

'It's like a decaying body': Australia farmers battle mouse plague

Farmers report thousands of mice per hectare destroying crops and invading homes.

Frill-Necked Lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii

Frill-necked lizard AKA frilled dragons are endangered in southern Papua New Guinea and Indonesian-occupied West Papua due to palm oil ecocide, take action!

Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation

Disinformation is everywhere: AI-based material was even used to generate some of false claims in submissions to the inquiry into misinformation.

Australia targets Steam, Roblox and others in new legal push against extremists and predators

Australia's eSafety agency sent legal notices to Valve / Steam, Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite to explain how they're fighting sexual predators and extremists.

How forests the size of tennis courts transform Australian cities

You’ve heard of tiny homes, but what about tiny forests? It’s a growing movement in Australia, based on Japanese ideas.

World's first legally binding treaty to protect oceans and marine life takes effect

The High Seas Treaty will govern about two-thirds of the planet's oceans including vast areas beyond any country's borders.

World's first legally binding treaty to protect oceans and marine life takes effect

The High Seas Treaty will govern about two-thirds of the planet's oceans including vast areas beyond any country's borders.

‘I’ve lost my friends’: advocacy groups warn Australia’s social media ban risks isolating kids with disabilities | Social media ban | The Guardian

“it’s okay, she should be outside playing sports” — no? “I have autism and mental health things, it’s hard making friends in real life for me,” she says. “My online friends were e…

New data reveals how Australia’s threatened reptiles and frogs are disappearing – and what we have to do

Australia is home to many endangered reptiles and frogs. This national snapshot shows their numbers have dropped sharply. But it’s possible to reverse this trend.

Marine wildlife fleeing to poles due to global heating as Australian oceans face ‘uncharted’ future

From 2040 onwards the average year for marine ecosystems is likely to be more extreme than the worst years experienced up until 2015, researchers say

Australia social media ban: Teens challenge law before High Court

They argue the law - which will block users under 16 from having social media accounts - is unconstitutional.

Algal bloom killing marine life in South Australia is 'disaster', premier says

The catastrophe has turned South Australian waters toxic green and suffocated masses of marine life.

Price displays

There are laws about how businesses display prices. They cover how prices are displayed, and what must be included in the displayed prices.

St Andrew's Cross Spider

St Andrew's Cross Spiders are named for their bright web decorations - zig-zag ribbons of bluish-white silk that form a full or partial cross through the centre of the orb web.

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NSW Liberal plan to generate carbon credits by ending logging in state forests snubbed by federal Labor

Exclusive: State ministers touted ‘significant carbon abatement’ plus benefits for threatened species and regional economies

Australia must not be a dumping ground for palm oil made from slavery: The Australian Greens

The recently released Global Slavery Index reveals that Australia risks importing goods amounting to US $17.4 billion, which are suspected to be produced via forced labour. A ban of these goods fro…