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Australia's iconic koalas. (Photo: Dave Hunt)

Australian koalas on danger list

By Tue, May 01, 2012 11:07PM UTC View Comments Australia's iconic koalas. (Photo: Dave Hunt)

Australia’s iconic bear – the koala – will become extinct in 10 years unless a national protection is given, Green activists have warned. The Friends of the Earth and the Gippsland Bush have slammed the Federal Government for its failure to enlist the koala in the Gippsland region of Victoria under the nationwide endangered species list....

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Twitter saves ‘Happy Feet’ in Phillip Island

By Sun, Sep 25, 2011 9:40AM UTC View Comments Twitter saves ‘Happy Feet’ in Phillip Island

Phillip Island, Victoria’s iconic spot for tiny penguins, is scaring away urban developers in style. The key is celebrity power and Twitter. After Hollywood star Miley Cyrus joined the protest to drive away urban developers from rezoning the farming town of Ventnor into a residential area, the Ministry of Planning who spearheaded the project began...

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