Suspected mass bird flu deaths have been found in a second Australian state, with the environment minister warning of a 'long and difficult journey' and more mortality events. Testing confirmed H5N1 bird flu in a group of dead and sick terns, leading to warnings of further spread after the first mass mortality episode.

Conservationists hope Murray Watt’s review of national marine parks will ‘right the wrongs’ of previous downgrade of protection Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The federal environment minister, Murray Watt, has pledged to put an extra half a million square kilometres of Australia’s ocean out of reach of fishers and drillers in a step conservationists hope will “right the wrongs” of an Abbott-era downgrade of marine protection. Watt con...

Santos is expected to commence new gas drilling operations in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo basin within weeks, a move that environmental groups warn could lead to full-scale fracking in the region.

MHA has announced the appointment of Murray Watt as a new partner and head of operations, strengthening its leadership team.

Environment minister Murray Watt decides against emergency declaration to halt construction but does not rule out ‘longer term protections’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news…