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Australia’s beached whales: massive stranding is Tasmania

A further 200 dead whales were found close to where hundreds of beached animals were discovered earlier this week.

Australia

Almost 500 pilot whales stranded in Australia's largest ever stranding

A third of the whales have died after being stranded on a sand bar off the coast of Tasmania.

Australia

Rescue operation underway as 270 whales stranded on Australian coast

A pod of pilot whales stranded on sandbars off Australia's southern island of Tasmania state.

Australia

Facebook threatens to stop news sharing in Australia over proposed law

Facebook said it would block publishers and people from sharing news content over proposed legislation in Australia that would have them pay for news.

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Climate

Climate change 'clearly played role' in Australia's severe fire season

The extreme bushfires experienced in the Australian state of New South Wales in 2019-20 are likely to become “more frequent” an inquest has warned, pointing at climate change as one of the key drivers.

Australia

Queen Elizabeth approves top military honour for Australian war hero

Edward "Teddy" Sheean sacrificed his life for his shipmates more than quarter of a century ago — and will now be posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.

Australia

COVID-19: Mandatory masks in Australian state after record daily cases

Victoria state recorded a record daily number of cases since the beginning of the outbreak.

Australia

Australia under 'cyber-attack' by 'sophisticated state-actor'

Prime minister Scott Morrison did not name the alleged attacker, which he said it targeted "all levels of government, industry, political organisations", but added that "there aren’t too many state-based actors who have those capabilities".

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Researchers use drones to track thousands of turtles in Australia

More than 60,000 sea turtles flock to the nesting beach on Australia's Raine Island every year. But newly-released drone footage shows that Australian researchers may have been underestimating just how many were making the epic journey from the Great Barrier Reef.

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Australia: Great white shark kills surfer off New South Wales coast

The 3-metre long shark attacked and killed a 60-year-old surfer off the coast of New South Wales on Sunday, Australian police said.

Green News

Hope for animals threatened by Australian bushfire devastation

Several populations on Kangaroo Island, feared to be gone forever, have been spotted as habitats recover.

Nature

Great Barrier Reef 'suffers third mass bleaching in five years'

Climate change remains the greatest challenge to the Great Barrier Reef, it was claimed, after a third mass bleaching in five years was confirmed.

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Koalas saved from Australian wildfires released back into the wild

Four adult koalas and one brand new joey have been released in the Kanangra-Boyd National Park in the state of New South Wales

Australia

Toilet paper scarce as Australia stockpiles during COVID-19 outbreak

An Australian newspaper offered eight blank pages in its daily issue to use if readers are "out of loo roll" after supermarkets run out of stock due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Australia

'Win for nature': Plans to drill in Great Australian Bight abandoned

Green groups are celebrating oil company Equinor's decision to abandon its drilling plans in the biodiverse Great Australian Bight

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Heavy rains to continue to lash eastern Australia

Sydney has been hit by its heaviest rain in 30 years, bringing widespread flooding.

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Wildfires threaten villages near the Australian capital Canberra

There was an immediate threat to life and property from the wildfires, officials say.

France

European rugby club signs player who said 'hell awaits' gay people

Israel Folau was sacked from the Australian national rugby union team last year over homophobic comments he made on social media. Now he's sparked shock by signing for Catalan Dragons.

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Watch: Indigenous Australians hold 'Invasion Day' rally in Melbourne

This year, non-indigenous Australians were asked to give reparations in the form of a donation to the #PayTheRent campaign.

Sport

History Made for Australia

Australian Katharina Haecker took her first Grand Prix Gold at the Tel Aviv Grand Prix beating Canada's Beauchemin-Pinard, making Haecker the Woman of the Day.