Bianca Hall

Climate and Environment Reporter at The Age

Climate and environment reporter @theage. Federal Council delegate @withmeaa. I’m not here much anymore. Got a tip? [email protected] DMs open

Articles

Labor romped home in Tassie. The PM’s salmon move worked

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Bianca Hall

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Tasmanian voters have endorsed Labor’s shift to protect salmon jobs from environmental challenges, as the government claimed two fresh Tasmanian seats, retained two others and locked the opposition out of lower house seats entirely.
Hundreds of koalas shot from helicopters in Budj Bim National Park

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Bianca Hall

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Hundreds of koalas shot from helicopters in Budj Bim National Park

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Bianca Hall

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Hundreds of koalas shot from helicopters in an unprecedented aerial shooting program in the bushfire-ravaged Budj Bim National Park were not checked for joeys after they were killed. More than 1000 koalas were shot from helicopters in an operation the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate (DEECA) said was necessary to reduce animals’ suffering after bushfires.
Most Australians believe wind turbines are not really green. This is what we found

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Nick O'Malley |Caitlin Fitzsimmons |Bianca Hall

By Nick O'Malley, Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Bianca Hall May 1, 2025 — 11.45am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. As election day draws near, energy policy is a battleground yet again – though this time around, the debate has been largely framed as a cost-of-living issue rather than climate change.
Most Australians believe wind turbines are not really green. This is what we found

2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Nick O'Malley |Caitlin Fitzsimmons |Bianca Hall

SaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAs election day draws near, energy policy is a battleground yet again – though this time around, the debate has been largely framed as a cost-of-living issue rather than climate change. The Albanese government’s goal for renewable energy to reach 82 per cent of the grid by 2030 is back within striking distance thanks to a surge of investment in 2024. Want to unlock unlimited news? Read more award-winning journalism from as little as 50c a day.
Troubled waters: Tasmania goes to the polls for the ‘salmon election’

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Bianca Hall

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Every night, industrial lights from salmon farms on the horizon cast a harsh glow over the Tasmanian home of former Greens senator Bob Brown. Some nights, he can see his own shadow.
Troubled waters: Tasmania goes to the polls for the ‘salmon election’

2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Bianca Hall

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‘Death of a family member’: government sued over dingo killing

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Bianca Hall

By Bianca Hall April 26, 2025 — 5.04pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The cultural connection between First Nations groups and dingoes will be tested in the Supreme Court of Victoria, which will consider a legal challenge to a state-sanctioned killing program in June.
Big Desert dingoes in western Victoria to be collared in contentious bid to protect sheep

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Bianca Hall

By Bianca Hall April 4, 2025 — 11.43am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Wild dingoes locked in an “extinction vortex” in western Victoria will be fitted with electronic collars and monitored under a contentious plan being developed by the Allan government despite the opposition of First Nations groups.
Life just got a lot more dangerous for Victoria’s feral deer

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Bianca Hall

By Bianca Hall March 30, 2025 — 4.30pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Three recent bushfires that tore through western Victoria have provided authorities with a rare chance to get feral deer numbers under control. Deer populations have exploded in Victoria, the only mainland state where deer are listed as a protected species and can’t be hunted without government approval.