One Aussie state has recorded a “significant escalation” in Australia’s bird flu epidemic - after more than 1000 birds were found dead in three separate mass death events.
Jackson Robb and Andrew Hedgman
Australia has played a leading role in a major melanoma advance that could change treatment for patients after surgery.
Andrew Hedgman
A major search for a rare $30,000 macaw which escaped its enclosure has reached its conclusion.
Emma Kirk, David Hannant
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship has found an unlikely home just off Australia's doorstep, after the rocket was recovered from the waters of the Indian Ocean.
Amy Jackson
Brisbane’s baby Miracle is believed to be the youngest premmie baby to survive in Australia and the smallest born in Queensland.
Emma Kirk
Authorities have been left scrambling to explain why hundreds of native Australian birds were found dead at a protected wetland, after ruling out bird flu as the culprit.
The minister leading Australia’s response to the bird flu outbreak has warned “we cannot stop the spread of this virus”.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Police have provided a sad update after two teenagers allegedly filmed themselves beating a black swan and forcing it to inhale vape fumes.
A psychologist who was misdiagnosed with depression and PTSD says she lost a decade of her life before being given an accurate diagnosis.
Scientists are making lemonade from “Elon Musk lemons” as they scramble to learn as much as possible from this week’s SpaceX moon crash.
A Melbourne grandmother has been left permanently disfigured after a major hospital mixed her up with another patient.
Two teenagers have been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly videoing themselves forcing vape fumes into a swan’s mouth.
Josephine Quattrocchi
A farmer is offering a $20,000 reward after his dog Daisy was shot in a suspected drive-by shooting at his Victorian nursery.
Neil the Seal racked up a $30k bill during his Tasmanian stay, but his “exceptional cuteness” has saved the 1000kg wild animal from paying a cent.
Jamie Kiraz
A wild lunar phenomenon – expected to be bright enough to outshine two meteor showers – is set to delight Aussie stargazers.
German anatomist Gunther von Hagens, who invented the so-called plastination technique to preserve human corpses, has died at the age of 81.
Staff Writers
Professor Jessica Dempsey was among the first astronomers to produce an image of a black hole and will now oversee Australia’s largest science project, anticipated to unravel the universe’s biggest mysteries.
Ben O'Shea
One Nation has capitalised on Barnaby Joyce’s aggressive outburst to his dog, marketing a novel piece of merchandise that every dog owner with ‘conviction... deserves’.
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.
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
