Bad language is becoming an expensive habit

After two rainless years, an Australian mayor sees moving everyone out as a final possibility

Shark culling, dumping on the Great Barrier Reef and the felling of Tasmanian forests have made the country an ‘international laughing stock’, environmentalists say

Environmentalists have warned that approval of dredging plans will see coral reef listed as 'in danger' by Unesco

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A leaked document appears to show a draft draw up by the Immigration Minister Scott Morrison

Mr Abbott is infuriated by ABC's revelation that intelligence agencies tapped the phone of the Indonesian President and by allegations that asylum-seekers were mistreated by navy personnel 

Teachers say children at Swanson Primary School were better behaved when typical playground rules were banished

A search team looking for a 12-year-old boy who was snatched by a crocodile have reportedly discovered human remains near the waterhole where he was swimming in Australia.

A pleasant day out to a wildlife park reportedly turned sour when a visitor was accused of assaulting a man and threatening him with a knife – apparently because it was his turn to pat the koalas.

The three-metre animal, believed to be a female tiger shark, was caught on bait lines and shot in the head four times at close range

Australian police have shot dead two crocodiles after a 12-year-old boy's disappearance

Group of friends were swimming at an isolated water hole in World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park southeast of Darwin

The single-engine Cessna 150 was only 10 minutes into a flight from the town of Forbes yesterday afternoon when the pilot lost consciousness

Controversial action to kill great whites that come too close to the beaches will begin this weekend in some southwestern areas of the state