16 June 2023
A multicoloured stink bug found in Western Australia has forked horns for camouflage, mysterious patches of matted hair and the males have peculiar tusks that may be used to win over females
20 November 2022
The Eris rocket developed by Australian company Gilmour Space will be the first Australian system to go into orbit if it successfully launches next year
25 October 2022
More extreme rain has flooded 43 towns in New South Wales, 24 in Victoria and three in Tasmania and the abnormally wet conditions are expected to last until 2023
7 October 2022
A combination of moist ocean weather cycles, low-pressure systems and climate change have combined to make 2022 the wettest year ever recorded in Sydney
5 October 2022
This image of a flock of galahs taking off from a tree was captured by artist and photographer Christian Spencer, while out driving in Australia's Strzelecki desert
5 September 2022
An implant embedded in Australian animals that releases lethal poison when feral cats eat them could stop species being driven to extinction by cat predation
31 May 2022
A seagrass off the west coast of Australia has grown to be the biggest clonal organism in the world by repeatedly cloning itself to make more and more genetically identical shoots
23 May 2022
Voters chose to decisively kick out the pro-coal Coalition government in favour of candidates that support stronger action on climate change
20 May 2022
The noise of motorboats over the Great Barrier Reef can stress its inhabitants, stunting the growth of young fish and leaving them less likely to live to adulthood
19 May 2022
Australia’s targets for cutting carbon emissions are among the weakest in developed nations, but a new government could accelerate the transition to renewable energy
