in nsw, the push to protect koalas has been mired in bitter political debate.onal environmental laws appear to be hastening their demise. so it — it is a concern with politics and the koala recovery plans and things that the government's trying to put in place. it makes us concerned that they're not doing enough to protect these animals, because we do know that they're very vulnerable at this stage due to habitat loss. this is triumph. hello, baby. hello, darlings. aw. you want cuddles? at the lismore koala hospital, one of a handful dedicated solely to koalas, the list of long—term residents is expanding. but this koala, named triumph, is already famous. so do you have a special bond with this koala? 0h, absolutely. i have him since he was a baby. with part of leg missing, triumph was recently fitted with a prosthetic limb — a world first. hey, buddy! there you go. it is a welcome milestone in koala care. but for the frontline teams caring for australia's iconic wildlife, the trauma of black summer looms large. we're already full with koalas that were sufferin

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on this farm in tintenbar, in northern nsw, the world wildlife fund is helping with a community effortive scale. evenjust today, we're planting 9,000 koala food and habitat trees and the cattle have been removed off this property and the land—holders really want to see this part of the property restored for the koalas. with more farmers choosing to rehabilitate cleared land, there are hopes that if koalas survive, other wildlife with also thrive. koala habitat is also home to a whole range of other species. so when we protect koala habitat, we're protecting habitat for a lot of different species — including a lot of other threatened species like quolls, or powerful owls, or lyrebirds, or lots of different marsupials like platypus, so by supporting koala habitat, we're protecting habitat for a large range of animals. the gondwana rain forests of australia are amongst the oldest on the planet. a world heritage site, these cloud forests date to the time of the dinosaurs, when australia began separating from the ancient supercontinent of gondwana, 99 million years ago. the plants and anima

in far northern nsw, not far from where australia's worst bushfire season began in 2019, one of the country'sspecies is struggling under the strain. so yeah, i'mjust looking — because he had an internal bleed and he had a blood transfusion, i'm looking just for fluid in the abdomen, just to make sure that that bleeding has stopped. here and in other parts of the country ravaged by the fires, slow—moving koalas stood little chance. yeah, koalas are in a tree, so they don't run away from fires and the fires just sweep through. and if it's a really slow—burning, intense fire, theyjust get burnt and then they fall to the ground, dead. with huge tracts of their native habitat destroyed, urban development and rampant land—clearing has put the species on a fast track to extinction. you can see his broken nose there. and he's still a bit wonky on one side. in new south wales, the push to protect koalas has been mired in bitter political debate and weak national environmental laws appear to be hastening their demise. so it — it is a concern with politics and the koala recovery plans and things that th

david, extraordinary testament nsw david willis outside that court in los angeles.ch. of course, lots more on our website. —— extraordinary testament there. russia says its patrol ships and fighterjets have fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of a british warship sailing in the black sea near crimea. the russian defence ministry said, that hms defender, had violated its territorial waters. but the uk's ministry of defence has flatly denied their claims, saying the russians were carrying out exercises when they fired. the mod says the royal navy destroyer was sailing in an internationally recognised shipping lane, within the 12 mile limit of crimea's territorial waters. our defence correspondent jonathan beale is the only broadcaster onboard hms defender. he sent this report. hands to action stations. this is not a drill. come in, take your seat straightaway. we want composure in this ops room. a british warship in the black sea about to make a point to russia. so we're straight into the thick of it, we're going to action stations now, just to bring us

she is live from nsw 19., meaning she has to self—isolate for ten days. serena williams, she has won seven singles titles. she has a clothing line out. one is an anti—covid dress. that is clever. it looks like a ruffled neck. you can yank it up so it doubles as a facemask. reminds me i have a few dresses that could be used like that. very clever. on the theme of wimbledon, judy murray has been talking about sports day and saying the next generation of sporting heroes are being held back by schools holding non—competitive sports days. without a winning and losing element, it deprives children of a chance to shine and crucial life skills. we are also talking about england against germany, which is live on bbc tomorrow. we are also going to be talking to a german comedian. talking about shared memories and repairing for a whopper of a game. it has now been four days since an apartment building in the surfside area of miami collapsed, with most of the residents believed to be inside. nine people have been confirm