Footage from an aquaculture farm in southern Tasmania has shown live salmon being sealed in bins amid mass fish deaths in the region.
Ethan James
Flash flooding and storm surges are the chief concerns as Tropical Cyclone Alfred surges toward millions of people, bringing with it torrential rain and strong winds.
Blair Jackson
As Cyclone Alfred slowly moves closer to the coast, residents have been urged to seek shelter inside. Here’s how you can prepare for securing and sheltering your home.
Alexandra Feiam
As Cyclone Alfred slowly moves towards the east coast and puts millions in the firing line, one element is making the system more unusual than other tropical cyclones.
Authorities are warning millions to brace for worsening conditions from Tropical Cyclone Alfred, more than 24 hours before the category 2 storm is expected to cross the coast.
Clareese Packer, Rhiannon Lewin, Emma Kirk
A new research partnership is set to enhance scientific understanding of the Fortescue Marsh and surrounding region, focusing on the biodiversity of ground beetles
Katya Minns
‘It just put on a show for probably 15 minutes and then sort of milled around for a bit, and then just started heading back out to sea.’
Georgia Campion
Black cockatoos in the Great Southern will soon have more than 40 new places to roost thanks to the Wilson Inlet Catchment Committee’s project to install nest boxes for the native birds.
The resources sector fears a stealth implementation of Labor’s nature positive plan is underway despite the Government pulling legislation to establish an environmental watchdog.
Katina Curtis
A man has been caught stacking dozens of sandbags on his roof in preparation for Cyclone Alfred, leaving many confused.
Blake Antrobus
The Gold Coast is preparing for a ‘simply awful day’ on Thursday as heavy rains and strong wind hit the tourist strip hours before Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Joanne Williamson, Blake Antrobus, Clareese Packer, Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
A warning has been issued to travellers as Tropical Cyclone Alfred threatens to smash Australia’s coastline.
Ria Pandey
As the country waits for Anthony Albanese to announce the date of the federal election, the PM has brushed off speculation to focus on Cyclone Alfred.
Asiatic cheetahs, a subspecies of cheetah found only in Iran, are feared to be close to extinction, with estimates only 17 are left in the wild.
Staff Writers
Tropical Cyclone Alfred has changed course and is now headed directly for a huge population region, as Aussies are warned of “incredibly large” waves.
Blake Antrobus, Clareese Packer
An ocean current 100 times stronger than the Amazon River is expected to slow as ice sheets melt, with knock-on impacts for sea level rise and ecosystems.
Poppy Johnston
Supermarket shelves carrying one Aussie staple have been stripped bare amid forecasts of Tropical Cyclone Alfred crossing the east coast.
Wild pictures have captured the moment a rower on a daring 12,000km solo venture was rescued from the rough seas of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Thousands have reported ‘terrifying’ tremors after a 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit a major Queensland city, impacting residents all over the state’s coast.
Millions of Aussies are bracing for rain deluges of up to 400mm and gusts of 125kmh as the terrifying path of Cyclone Alfred is revealed.
Blake Antrobus, Zoe De Koning, Duncan Evans, Clareese Packer
The State Government’s prescribed burns program has once again come under fire as south coast environmentalists discover more than 100 native trees in the Valley of the Giants forest collapsed last year
Melissa Sheil
Pristine coral reefs off a remote patch of the Australian coastline are under stress from a severe marine heatwave that shows no sign of letting up.
Clean Up Australia day isn’t until Sunday, but Year 4 students at Parklands School decided to get things going early, spending Friday morning cleaning up litter from Apex Park.
Jacki Elezovich
Tropical Cyclone Alfred has intensified again with huge wind gusts of up to 220km/h, as new modelling reveals more about its expected path.
