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Koalas may not eat macadamia leaves, but they do like a snooze in the many-angled branches. Photo: Ian McConachie

Ancient Australians that need our help 

September 18, 2026 by Belinda Evans

Macadamias and Koalas diverged from most other flowering plants and mammals respectively over 100 million years ago.

Read moreAncient Australians that need our help 
View of Mount Bauple across the Mary River

The mysterious Mount Bauple 

September 18, 2026 by Belinda Evans

Home to the Bauple nut – the name says it all, but where are they and will they survive?

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New shoots of Macadamia tetraphylla Photo by Iain Stych

Wild macadamias listed on the IUCN Red List

December 15, 2020 by Wild Macadamia Conservation

Three Macadamia species are now listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Macadamia integrifolia, native to south-east QLD, is listed as “vulnerable” while M. ternifolia, native to QLD, and M. tetraphylla, from northern NSW, are in the more threatened category of “endangered”.  Global interest in the story has been sparked by a feature …

Read moreWild macadamias listed on the IUCN Red List
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