Can sushi ever be sustainable?
With many fish stocks in decline, the ethics of ‘sushinomics’ are seriously dubious
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Venice Biennale: Cate Blanchett and George Brandis open $7.5m Australian pavilion
Black box part-funded by Australia Council houses Fiona Hall’s ‘cabinet of curiosities’ and nods to the arrival of European settlers on Indigenous land
UN climate chief says the science is clear: there is no space for new coal
Christiana Figueres says Australia needs a national consensus to achieve maximum effort in fight to avoid dangerous climate change
Venom library to store poison from Australia’s deadliest creatures
Snakes, blue-ringed octopus, spiders, scorpions and platypus among species to be included in Australia’s first dedicated venom storage facility
Plan to put Tasmania’s south-west on tourist map fires up wilderness debate
A draft plan of management for the world heritage-listed area has opened a deep divide between conservationists who claim it is the greatest threat to the region in decades and tourism operators who say the proposed changes are long overdue
Koalas face extinction without stronger protection, say conservationists
Federal environment department says a recovery plan is in development, but conservationists warn the vulnerable koala needs urgent action