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Despite Net Zero pledges, Australia's government is allowing new large-scale natural gas and coal development and use.

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Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...

The virus, which scientists call H5N1, has spread like wildfire around the globe in recent years, surprising and horrifying ...

Researchers at La Trobe University, Australia, and the University of Utah, U.S., report that recent DNA findings challenge ...

Lib” Age 95 passed away peacefully on Saturday July 5, 2025. A longtime resident of Hingham, Lib was born and raised in ...

An Australian study revealed how coral reefs could gain resilience in other areas, offering hope for these critical marine ...

Is Australian English different from English? This article explores how Aussie slang and idioms reflect national identity and challenge traditional ideas of what counts as “English”.

In framing their Constitution, the Australian people rejected Sydney as the federal capital. Perhaps Peter Dutton needs a refresher.

Being a convict at an Australian penal colony in the 19th century was a harrowing experience. Once there, convicts often came up with imaginative and, sometimes desperate, ways to try and escape ...

Image credit: Australian Geographic Today Australia produces more than half of the world’s merino wool. Image credit: Australian Geographic In 1797, more than half of Waterhouse and Kent’s flock ...