New satellite data has shed fresh light on the complex interplay between the climate and fires in different landscapes around the world.

Scientists have long tried to uncover the perilous journey humans took to reach the ancient land mass that now makes up Australia. Now, a genetic study has edged us closer to understanding how and whe ...

Australia has the largest intact savannas on Earth. Savannas are an ever-changing mosaic of ecosystems—from the sparse grasslands to dense woodlands, forests and wetlands.

It’s an improbable, inhospitable country marooned off south-east Asia and containing nearly all of the world’s deadliest ...

Recent CSIRO research definitively places Tasmania's Lake St Clair at 163 metres deep, nearly twice the depth of Bass Strait.

The Hills Shire Council 2025 plan spotlights a 4.36 per cent growth between 2022 and 2023 compared to the average 2.77 per cent growth rate of Greater Sydney. The NSW Government forecasts The Hills ...

Sydneysiders have been warned to brace for the burst of wild spring weather following a surge in temperatures for the city, with dark skies already having been observed across Sydney on Friday.

Dezi Freeman has been on the run since August 26 after Neal Thompson and Vadim de Waart-Hottart were shot dead as they and other officers served a search warrant at his home in Porepunkah. The 56-year ...

A new map detailing the precise locations of farms has sparked an uproar. Source: Farm Transparency Project A controversial new world map has been released by an Australian team to reveal the ...

About 330,000 new arrivals landed in the past year, swelling the nation's population to just shy of 28 million and fuelling fierce debate over housing, infrastructure and national identity. Data from ...

A large band of rain will spread across Australia from this weekend into the first half of next week as a surge of tropical moisture interacts with a strong cold front. Before this rainband even ...

Starting today, the Apple Maps app on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac now displays Indigenous lands in Australia and New Zealand, such as reserves and protected areas. In a press release, Apple said the ...