September marks Save the Koala Month, with the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) launching the Koala Kiss Project. The project aims to connect the marsupial’s habitat spanning more than 2,500 kilometres. 

Acting as a koala ‘atlas’, the Koala Kiss Project will use software to plot locations of koala groups across more than one million square kilometers of land. Once identified, locations will be used by experts to plan and implement regeneration and restoration of the landscapes across Australia. 

A southern Tasmanian council is investigating the deliberate poisoning of nearly a dozen trees that authorities suspect were targeted to improve the coastal view.

The Clarence City Council says the trees, which are located on Hobart's eastern shoreline, were found drilled with holes of varying sizes for the purpose of administering poison. The council has referred the incident to police.

An arborist reported the estimated total value of the native trees to be almost $200,000 dollars

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree aimed at restricting the powers of social media companies. 

Mr Bolsonaro claimed a new regulation is needed to combat the ‘arbitrary removal’ of content made by his supporters as well as his own by the tech giants. 

His office claimed the new rules will help protect freedom of speech and provide clarity on the powers of social media giants in policing content on their platforms. 

Researchers at the University of Queensland’s Venom Evolution Lab are investigating if any animals have developed defences against the red bellied black snakes’ venom.

They found the blue-tongued lizard to be virtually impervious to the venom, as they tested the lizard’s blood against the venom and found almost no effect.

The tests will provide an understanding of how animals interact with each other in the environment, and is vital for sustainability and conservation efforts. 

Talent Manager and industry veteran Glenn Wheatley alongside Oceania Partners are looking to sell two radio stations - 91.9 Sea FM and 92.7 Mix FM on the Sunshine Coast.

In 2013, Mr Wheatley purchased the Sunshine Coast stations with the South African company for $17.75 million.

Sales talks are in the early stages with the owners looking to find interested buyers.

Moreton Bay Regional Council has purchased a second property to protect wildlife and native habitat for future generations through the Land Buyback Program.

The environmental program will take place at the new site located on Flowers Rd, Caboolture, will be a continuous corridor from Elimbah to Beachmere. 

The council says the property is home to important hollow-bearing habitat trees, various bird species and vulnerable listed fauna species such as koalas.

Scott Morrison is under fire after it was revealed that he jetted to Sydney during lockdown for Father’s Day while Aussie families remain separated.

The Prime Minister was granted an exemption to fly to Sydney from Canberra for Father’s Day aboard a taxpayer-funded VIP flight during lockdown, breaching protocols requiring those returning interstate from Sydney to isolate for 14 days.  

The office for the Prime Minister was forced to release a statement after a Royal Australian Air Force business jet was identified by airplane enthusiasts as he left Canberra on Friday.

Federal Government distribution of Pfizer vaccine has seen “huge shifts in favour” towards New South Wales over Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, according to an investigative report by ABC’s 7.30 last night.

While the vaccine distribution invariably aimed at NSW’s current hot-spots, ABC’s report suggests that Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia have seen all their vaccine allocations fall well below their share of the national population.

A new forecast of how vaccines would be shared out would be released shortly.