The Israeli military continues to demolish structures in northern Gaza while also blocking the entry of aid.

Conservationists and scientists criticise state for backtracking and say alternative non-lethal methods such as netting are more effective

Anger is growing after revelations the corporate watchdog failed to investigate allegations against luxury caravan manufacturer Zone RV.

Australia has a big “big car” problem; we have too many SUVs and utes, and we keep getting lots more of them.

There is no going back to where we were before December 14. But a social contract Australians relied on has been destroyed by the Coalition.

I’m angry. We’re all angry. Perhaps that’s part of the problem. At the moment, we’re angry at two twisted individuals...

Australia has recorded the highest number of Indigenous deaths in custody since 1979. Experts say over-incarceration remains a national crisis and prisons are neglecting the physical and mental health...

Report beached birds, seabirds, and mutton birds. Help us gather data on seabird mass mortality events as a citizen scientist.

“Social media causes anxiety and depression, ruins relationships and is incredibly addictive. On the other hand, gambling does all those things too wields enormous power over governments. So it makes ...

A landmark report into how deep sea mining could affect biodiversity on the sea floor has found that almost 40% of creatures in the immediate seabed area were lost in the tracks of mining machines.

The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.

Australian salad grower Dicky Bill enters administration, putting 180 people out of work before Christmas.

Destruction wrought by pig-borne disease is thining the canopy of bunya pine forests and the problem is getting worse, experts say * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast High up in an ancient conifer rainforest, at what was once the largest Indigenous gathering place in eastern Australia, there is sunlight where there shouldn’t be. Among the eponymous pine trees of the Bunya Mountains, in south-east Queensland, a deadly disease has taken root. Walking through the forest, Adrian Bauwens, a Wakka Wakka man, says pockets of sunlight have replaced what is “usually quite a dense canopy where’s it’s quite heavily shaded”. Continue reading...

What is happening behind closed doors in your street while the game is on, the grog is flowing and the bets are failing? “How do we maintain the rage?” Sussan Ley asked in parliament last week. The opposition leader was speaking to a motion introduced by Labor’s Sharon Claydon to end family and domestic violence. Claydon read the list of the 74 Australian women who were murdered in the last year. Continue reading...

Record output from renewable energy means emissions from coal plants are down as Australia’s greenhouse output has fallen for the first time in years.