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CSIRO testing has confirmed a fourth case of deadly H5N1 bird flu in a giant petrel found on Western Australia's southern coast.

While communities around Australia's largest river system want to support both the environment and industry, debate continues over climate risks and water use.

The rights to life, family and home are under threat from fossil fuel expansion by Australia and other nations, argue claimants of a landmark climate case.

New footage from a carefully preserved wetland shows an abundance of wildlife, in a project ecologists hope will reveal the beauty of the Murray-Darling Basin.

Researchers are installing more underwater microphones to track whale migration in Australia and they are already hearing out-of-this-world calls.

Australia's largest poultry producer has plunged its chicken farms and processing plants into lockdown to protect itself from a deadly avian flu strain.

Australian wildlife is facing a new and uncertain chapter after a dangerous strain of bird flu was confirmed on the mainland.

Australian producers have been urged to game plan for a drier, warmer winter and spring, but not panic, following the declaration of an active El Nino.

A devastating strain of bird flu has wiped out more than 75 per cent of the southern elephant seal pup population on a remote sub-Antarctic island.

Scientists say an El Nino phase will bring drier weather, with some advocacy groups worried bushfire conditions could be primed for a tough summer.

For the pollinating stars of the insect world, resilience to extreme heat largely depends on nesting behaviours, with some native bees more exposed than others.

The Great Barrier Reef is set for a record funding boost but conservationists say the number one threat to its longevity - climate change - remains unaddressed.

Fire agencies in eastern states are alert to what could be an early start to the season as long range forecasts point to warmer and drier conditions than usual.