Away from the public gaze, serious threats to the environment keep rising | Lenore Taylor

Our new in-depth series focuses on the less-scrutinised threats to Australia's natural places, and you can get involved

Threats to the Australian environment get reported in bursts - a contested development decision or a particular conservation campaign can thrust an issue into the headlines and on to the nightly news bulletins for weeks before a deal is crunched and a "solution" heralded.

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