New Central Western Desert Indigenous Protected Area spans 4 million hectares
Traditional owners say the newly dedicated Central Western Desert IPA has been a long time coming and is another "little jigsaw" piece in their efforts to protect the landscape.
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Flash floods, blackouts and a ‘sharknado’ as Cyclone Alfred lashes Australia
Heavy rainfall and flooding damaged homes and vehicles in Australia, with locals even reporting shark sightings in inland canals. Cyclone Alfred formed over the Coral Sea on Feb. 22, NASA Earth ...
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New report slaps an official price tag on Australia’s precious natural assets
Western Australia has 158 million hectares of desert while Victoria ... Some 30% of this is the marine shelf and 70% deep sea. About 14 million hectares comprise coral reefs.