Dedicated Great Southern environmentalist Peter Robertson has been named on the Australia Day honours list, receiving a Medal of the Order of Australia 2026 for his service to conservation and the environment.
Amy Towers
Properties have been destroyed and residents are evacuating, as firefighters continue to battle a fierce bushfire in Victoria.
Pamela Rontziokos and Alexandra Feiam
Residents have been told to evacuate within hours as an out-of-control bushfire rages in Victoria, with fears the most dangerous conditions are yet to come.
Pamela Rontziokos
The father of the woman killed by dingoes on K'gari said the teenager loved animals and would have been against a government cull.
Robyn Wuth
A beloved Australia Day event has been canned as a ‘historic’ and record-breaking heatwave grips the nation, leaving Aussies sizzling.
Steve Zemek, Phoebe Griffiths, Alexandra Feiam, Emma Kirk
Governments are being urged to act on promised packaging reforms or risk another recycling facility collapse caused by inferior demand for pre-loved product.
Poppy Johnston
Thousands of curious visitors are getting a whiff of rotting flesh-like aroma as a rare flower blooms for just the second time in the last 20 years.
Cameron Micallef
Millions will swelter over the Australia Day long weekend, with forecasts of extreme heatwave temperatures, while a cyclone is headed for one state.
Aris Schuler-Shah
Anthony Albanese has heaped praise on the Australian of the Year finalists, describing Sunday night’s awards ceremony as his favourite event as PM.
Phoebe Griffiths
Millions of Australians are bracing for extreme heatwave temperatures which could surpass 50C in some areas – prompting one state to initiate a total fire ban.
A private company is less than three weeks away from defaulting on liabilities tied to a derelict nickel mine, threatening the State Government with a record clean-up bill well beyond $100 million.
Adrian Rauso
A new study has sounded the alarm on how the record-breaking temperatures experienced in early January will become “five times more likely” in the future.
Andrew Hedgman
A dangerous heatwave that shattered January records is now barrelling towards Australia’s southeastern states, with millions set to swelter through next week.
Emma Kirk
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions should reconsider burning unburnt tingle pockets in mid-summer, says farmer and volunteer firefighter Tony Pedro.
Tony Pedro
A genetically modified purple tomato enriched with added anthocyanin - a powerful antioxidant found in berries - may provide extra anti-inflammatory benefits.
Samantha Lock
Long-term exposure to air pollution could increase a person’s risk of developing motor neurone disease and accelerate its progression, according to new research.
Hannah Cross
After being almost entirely wiped out in a 2023 bushfire, a rare Australian plant species has been discovered growing back in record numbers in a Wheatbelt reserve.
Hannah Whitehead
The Environmental Protection Authority said Bennett Resources, part of Black Mountain Energy, could sink the exploration and appraisal wells subject to strict environmental conditions.
Sean Smith
Historic downpours have triggered thousands of emergency call-outs across NSW, with communities warned more wet weather is on the way.
As devastating bushfires continue to rip through almost 400,000 hectares of land across Victoria, a horrifying figure that dwarfs numbers from the Black Summer bushfires has emerged.
Alexandra Feiam
Authorities have located a giant 40 litre European wasp nest in a suburban area, warning residents about the invasive pest.
A woman has died and some communities across NSW faced evacuation as the state was lashed by “very dangerous” thunderstorms.
Phoebe Griffiths, Emma Kirk, Clareese Packer, Pamela Rontziokos
A rare shark pairing has been sighted off Western Australia’s coastline, according to a documentary filmmaker who has been tracking the duo.
Brooke Rolfe
Millions of Aussies are facing a weekend washout as wild weather lashes the coast - with the rain and winds so severe campers have abandoned their holiday plans.
