Recent enthusiasm for the world of tiny trees is seeing Australia's native flora re-imagined as bonsai. Leigh Taafe has crafted more than 10,000 bonsai and said native trees are perfect candidates.

Tasmania's mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) is the world's tallest flowering plant. It can grow 100 meters tall and live for ...

New Curtin-led research has revealed Marri trees are critical to the survival of more than 80 species of native bee in Western Australia's South West region, which is one of the world's most ...

The most comprehensive study of Australian bird species, the Action Plan for Australian Birds 2020, found that as few as 700, and no more than 1100, golden-shouldered parrots survive in the wild.

"Invasive eucalyptus are crashing biodiversity in California," Dickson wrote in the caption. "These trees fall from wind easy ...

The koala was officially declared endangered in the Australian state of New South Wales in February 2022. A year later, the Labor Party promised to create a 315,000-hectare (778,000-acre) Great ...

It is also the state that fells the highest share of native trees - 18.5% in the year to 30 June 2023, compared to a national average of 10%, according to government figures.

Also called blue gum, eucalyptus is a fast-growing tree native to Tasmania, an island state south of the Australian mainland. During the California Gold Rush of the 1800s, they were planted for ...