Planting 'koala corridors' to save Australia's endangered marsupial
The koala is predicted to be extinct in New South Wales by 2050, with some of the biggest threats being wildfires and habitat loss.
Sat Nov 25 2023
Australia lists koalas as endangered in two eastern states
Australia has lost about 30 pct of its koalas over the past three years, the Australian Koala Foundation said.
Fri Feb 11 2022
Australia boosts spending to protect koalas
Australia will spend an additional A$50 million ($35 million) in the next four years to protect koala habitat and slow the decline of the vulnerable species.
Sat Jan 29 2022
Australian koalas line up for chlamydia vaccine in new trial
Chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease also found in humans, has spread widely among Australian koalas.
Sat Oct 16 2021
Sydney zoo's first baby koala in more than a year makes public debut
Baby Humphrey is estimated to be around eight months old, and is mum Willow's fifth joey.
Thu Feb 25 2021
Christmas comes early for baby animals at Australian Reptile Park
A koala joey named Pipsqueak, was seen being given treats, surrounded by Christmas decorations.
Wed Dec 23 2020
WWF Australia drones to drop seeds for koala gum trees
The initiative to try the seed drones and other methods is to revive forest habitat, aiming to double koala numbers on the east coast.
Mon Oct 19 2020
From disease to bushfires, Australia's iconic koalas face bleak future
Bushfires, drought, urban encroachment of their habitat are some of the many destructive forces that continue to threaten their survival.
Mon Oct 19 2020
Baby boom at Taipei Zoo lightens pandemic blues
A flurry of births in recent months including pandas and pangolins, was a welcome boost during a visitor slump due to the coronavirus.
Thu Oct 01 2020
Koala row threatens leader of Australia's biggest state
Angered by a new koala conservation law it says comes at the expense of farmers in New South Wales.
Thu Sep 10 2020
Australian koala "Bear Grylls" survives high speed car impact
A lucky koala has been nicknamed "Bear Grylls" after sustaining just a few scratches in a high-speed collision with a car at night in southern Australia.
Fri Sep 25 2015
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024