Already famous for its quokkas, WA’s Rottnest Island is winning notoriety for its salt lake bacteria which could potentially be put to work to make biodegradable plastic.
Bethany Hiatt
A northern NSW woman was bitten by a two metre-long eastern brown snake after it became entangled in her bike chain.
Emma Kirk
A dead giant petrel found close to a major capital city has tested positive to H5 bird flu, taking the national total to 14.
Move over Dr Google, more people are now turning to generative AI to get information about their health or symptoms.
Angela Pownall
Two mates jet skiing off the Gold Coast have become wildlife heroes after rescuing a distressed humpback whale caught in a rope.
The Australian Space Agency has weighed in after a mysterious object was found on a beach, forcing it to be shut down.
David Hannant
A wildlife expert has revealed his fear for some of Australia’s most iconic animals with new bird flu strain on our shores.
Cannibalistic tribes died out because eating people - especially other cannibals - is bad for your health, scientists have discovered.
Staff Writers
There have been four confirmed cases of the deadly H5 bird flu, with three positive cases in Western Australia and one in South Australia.
Emma Kirk, Alexandra Feiam
An activist group says Angus Taylor’s vow to take up the fight to protect NSW’s brumbies from aerial shooting is little more than “cosplay”.
Nathan Schmidt
The popular beach has since reopened on Friday afternoon after a shark was spotted in the water for the fourth day in a row.
Alexandra Feiam
A woman who was mauled by a shark at Coogee Beach - losing an arm in the attack - has been reunited with her daughter for the first time since she was hospitalised.
A groundbreaking piece of technology has been hailed as the “holy grail” of treatment for one major health issue, which could ease patients grappling with staggeringly long transplant lists.
Jack Nivison
There was barely a soul on the beach on Thursday morning after a shark was spotted in the waters for the third day in a row.
Why did Woodside send an algae producer from WA to a climate conference where all the big American oil companies operate? The answer lies in the waste and fuel that is carbon dioxide.
Ryan Johnson
Clever detective work by scientists has uncovered the Earth's oldest known asteroid impact crater in the WA outback, dating back three billion years.
Lloyd Jones
Curtin-developed technology has drawn an ASX acquisition bid after early tests produced battery-grade graphite in seconds.
Australia’s Agriculture Minister has revealed live on air just how difficult H5 bird flu is to contain after a deadly outbreak.
Australia’s largest poultry producer has ramped up biosecurity measures after a deadly strain of bird flu was detected Down Under for the first time.
Emma Kirk, Jack Nivison and Nathan Schmidt
Experts are sounding the alarm after a highly contagious strain of the deadly disease was detected on the Australian mainland.
Jack Nivison, Emma Kirk
Authorities have warned the spread of H5 bird flu among Australia’s wild bird and mammal populations is now “almost inevitable”.
Weather experts have officially declared El Nino is underway in the Pacific, warning no two events are the same so it will be difficult to predict how it will impact Australia.
The family of a young mum critically injured after being mauled by a shark off Sydney’s Coogee Beach has provided an update on her condition.
Jack Nivison, Rhiannon Lewin and Alexandra Feiam
