James Tugwell

Traditional fire management strategies such as hazard reduction burns, logging, and the thinning of undergrowth have increased the flammability of forests, new research has found.

As another school year begins, the ABC speaks to 10 recent high school graduates from all over country Australia about their hopes, dreams and fears for the future. 

The rocky headlands at Dark and Myrtle beaches tell a story more than 150 million years old, from before the Sydney Basin formed. It's a story anyone can read — if they have eyes to see it.

Long Beach folklore has always included the legendary story of the whale mistaken for a submarine during WWII. New research is helping residents confirm the truth and track down the animal's missing jawbone.

Hundreds of kilometres of some of the world's best mountain bike trails have been created within a few hours' drive of Narooma on the NSW south coast, and tourists are coming from everywhere to try them out.

Wet storage tanks are helping protect New South Wales' $35 million oyster industry from weather events and could help the industry expand into overseas markets.

Four trees thought to be more than 150 years old were found felled in an area of NSW that had been largely burnt by bushfires just months before.

A NSW upper house inquiry into the aerial shooting of brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park has been told that the choice of weapon was behind the high number of shots required to kill the horses.

Rodents can cause vehicles to be written off entirely by gnawing through wiring and casings — and it's more common than you may think.

The latest wild horse survey shows NSW government has a big task ahead to reduce numbers in Kosciuszko National Park from 17,000 to 3,000 in the next four years.

Sirens, smoke, windy days and heatwaves can spark a trauma response in children who have lived through devastating bushfires, but these crews are trying to lessen the fear.

More than 80 oyster farms on the NSW South Coast remain closed after severe storms and flooding hit this week. It's a flip of the coin as to whether they'll be open in time for Christmas.

As wild weather that brought flash flooding to parts of New South Wales eases, a thunderstorm warning remains in place for much of the state and authorities continue to respond to emergencies.

Tony Riches once believed he would never get a hole in one, but after 46 years of trying his dream came true. Now, luck has struck four times and he's a world record holder.

A crew member says island residents laughed when told of the 250-kilometre attempt but at no point did the rowers think they would come up short.

In low-lying Narooma on the New South Wales south coast, an award-winning initiative is creating a "self-healing" barrier against erosion and rising sea levels.

Three Indigenous-owned corporations will receive government support, as they prepare to commercialise something they've been doing for thousands of years.

When abalone diver Chris Theodore noticed sea urchins destroying his fishery he started harvesting the marine menaces as a culinary delicacy. Now a Senate inquiry wants to see the industry boom.

The baby boy only came into the world a week ago, but he's already racing around his enclosure and captivating all who come to see him.

Sand movement has been recorded on this beach on the New South Wales southern coast since 1971. It's one of the longest data sets in the world, and holds important clues for the future.

A sea urchin that is rapidly spreading in warming oceans and overgrazing on kelp to the point it is creating marine deserts should be harvested for human consumption, a Senate inquiry has found, as it seeks ways to manage the native species.

Indigenous horticulturalists have taken 21 cuttings of the first known purple Banksia spinulosa. But it remains to be seen whether they will flower, and what colour the petals will be.

When two little penguins recently came ashore on NSW's far south coast and mated they were, without knowing it, pioneers in re-establishing a colony that had been locally extinct for decades.

Locals affected by the Coolagolite blaze expressed their thanks to firefighters as they wait to be able to return back to their homes.

A red-bellied black snake in the master bedroom of their holiday accommodation has frightened tourists on the south coast. It's only the start of what could be a very slithery season.