Council frustrated by costly dead whales calls for state government to foot removal bill
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Ahead of the yearly whale migration up WA's coastline, a regional council is worried about being lumped with "staggering" bills for removing washed-up whale carcasses ..read more
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Houseboat resident's crocodile encounter among multiple weekend sightings putting Far North Queenslanders on alert
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Two problem crocodiles have been targeted for removal by rangers after one came within "inches" of a marina houseboat resident and two canoeists spotted another while training ..read more
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Venomous snake brought into hospital in lunchbox prompts plea from doctors — 'please don't do this'
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Hospital staff came face-to-face with one of the world's most deadly snakes after a patient brought it to the emergency department in a snap-lock lunch container ..read more
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On a patch of earth 'big as a Bunnings car park', renters get to muscle in on the solar boom
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A five-hour drive from Sydney, a community garden of sorts has sprouted. But instead of sharing tomatoes or lettuce, "gardeners" harvest solar energy. And it's already a hit with people otherwise excluded from the rooftop solar boom ..read more
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Analysis:The unintended consequences of Elon Musk's Bart Simpson moment and surprising bugs in Meta's new AI chatbot
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In this week's round-up of the best, worst and strangest in tech news, Elon Musk chucks a Bart Simpson in — figuratively — mooning the Australian government, and Meta's new AI claims it has a child ..read more
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Lily, 11, was playing in a park when fire ants swarmed her body
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Colleen Lavender has raised her kids to love the outdoors but they no longer walk around barefoot after her daughter disturbed a fire ant nest at a park. She's worried the spread of the ants could change the outdoor lifestyle Australians know and love ..read more
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The world's oldest culture is embracing high-tech vertical farming
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Vertical farms grow plants quickly, using less water and land than traditional farming. One newcomer to the industry hopes it can put native herbs into supermarkets ..read more
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Irwin sibling rivalry comes out of shell after scientists' snail discoveries
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Scientist Dr Lorelle Stanisic could not help but notice an envious look on Robert's face several years ago when a new species of snail was named after his sister Bindi ..read more
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Parrots are being trafficked to become pets in Australia, and scientists are trying to stop it
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You may be familiar with the use of DNA technology for catching criminals and solving crimes, but a group of scientists from Canberra and the UK are using DNA to save trafficked parrots.  ..read more
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A subterranean wonderland lies beneath the Nullarbor. A battle between energy and the environment looms in its future
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The Nullarbor Plain is famous for being dry, flat and featureless — but it's a very different story beneath the surface, with an intricate cave system that has remained mostly untouched.  ..read more
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