Millions of destructive sea urchins are spreading from NSW into Victoria and Tasmania and the chair of a Senate inquiry says reefs are at risk unless there is decisive action.
Subpoenaed documents obtained by the ABC reveal NSW Police continued prosecuting seven men for illegally trafficking abalone despite advice that their case was likely to fail.
Residents who lived through the 2019-20 bushfires on the NSW South Coast say this summer's fires triggered traumatic memories, and highlighted the recovery and resilience projects that remain unfinished.
Seven Aboriginal men from the NSW South Coast, accused of illegally trafficking thousands of blacklip abalone, walk free after police prosecutors withdraw all charges.
A 20-year-old man speaks of rescuing three people from rough water on his paddleboard, including a 34-year-old man who was declared dead after he was brought onto the beach.
The NSW childcare regulator has emailed families to say the Batemans Bay childcare centre will shut immediately for three months due to "immediate concerns".
Thought to be 500 years old, a 70-metre-tall spotted gum is almost hidden in the middle of a South Coast state forest. Conservationists want the "world champion" tree and the forest it lives in recognised and celebrated.
A preliminary report is released into the fatal crash that killed pilot Paul Smith on the NSW south coast, in which the light plane entered a steep descent less than 90 seconds after eight skydivers jumped out.
An MP says new donation caps on political groups such as Climate 200 mean the days of independents spending up to $2 million on election campaigns are "gone".
A coronial inquest has heard that a 29-year-old man was left for 21 hours without physical observation despite telling staff he had a history of suffering seizures while withdrawing from alcohol.
