Victorians evacuate amid extreme fire danger

An evacuation warning was issued for 28 communities in rural Victoria last night, amid an out-of-control blaze that 1,000 firefighters have been attempting to control. No properties had yet been reported as damaged, and the fire caused the closure of a major highway.

The National Health and Medical Research Council is reviewing guidelines about what Australians should eat to meet nutritional requirements, and will be taking into account the importance of sustainable diets with low environmental impacts, something which has the red meat industry concerned.

A program to re-introduce the critically endangered brush-tailed bettong to a special conservation area in the Pilliga State Forest of NSW has doubled their numbers and saved the species from the brink of extinction. The marsupial subspecies has been extinct in the state and along the east coast for more than a century.

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Victorians urged to evacuate in the face of major fires
An evacuation warning was issued for 28 communities in rural Victoria last night, amid an out-of-control blaze that 1,000 firefighters have been attempting to control. No properties had yet been reported as damaged, and the fire caused the closure of a major highway.

Australian Dietary Guideline is under review, sparking worries for red meat industry
The National Health and Medical Research Council is reviewing guidelines about what Australians should eat to meet nutritional requirements, and will be taking into account the importance of sustainable diets with low environmental impacts, something which has the red meat industry concerned.

Endangered marsupial doubles in population after a century of east coast extinction
A program to re-introduce the critically endangered brush-tailed bettong to a special conservation area in the Pilliga State Forest of north-west NSW has doubled their numbers and saved the species from the brink of extinction. The marsupial subspecies has been extinct in the state and along the east coast for more than 100 years.

Further bleaching fears for the Great Barrier Reef
Scientists are reporting corals are bleaching white and dying from rising ocean temperatures across a more than 1,000km stretch of the Great Barrier Reef. Global heating is the biggest threat to the world’s coral reefs, including the health of the world’s biggest coral reef system.

NSW motorists likely to be dissatisfied with electric vehicle charging infrastructure
A new study released by Carbar showed motorists in NSW were most likely to be dissatisfied with the amount of EV infrastructure available in what the company said should be a "wake-up call" for urban planners.

Scientists discover the anatomy behind whale songs
Ground-breaking research has found baleen whales have evolved over millions of years to use a modified voice box that generates sound without them choking, which they use to sing. Experts in the field say the new study is the most comprehensive analysis to date of the mechanics behind whale songs.