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A tiny mining company that wants to drill near Denmark on WA’s south coast has had to do less public consultation than a local who wanted to start a restaurant.

Prescribed burning in numbat habitat under fire Scientists warn strategic fires are killing native wildlife, including endangered numbats. Credit: gmast3r / Getty Images Western Australian scientists petitioned their Premier this week for a full, independent scientific enquiry into the state’s prescribed burning practices, which they say have now killed some of the last remaining numbats ( Myrmecobius fasciatus), or walpurti, a rare and endangered marsupial. A fire was lit by the Department o...

Download 34.63 MB Bushfires pose a threat in many parts of Australia, but their management can also come at a cost. In South West Western Australia, there are concerns that prescribed burning plans are having a negative environmental impact on an internationally recognised biodiversity hotspot. Traditional Owners, scientists and members of the community have been lobbying the state government to reconsider the current prescribed burn regime. GUESTS: Dr Lachie McCaw, senior principal research s...