South Australia is facing higher temperatures, less rainfall, longer droughts and more intense bushfire seasons by 2030, a government report has warned. Susan Close, Deputy Premier of South Australia (SA) and Environment Minister, on Friday [Read More]
Land animals around the world have suffered high rates of extinction following human settlement, with a study published on Friday showing almost one-third of New Zealand’s native birds have gone extinct. An updated estimate has [Read More]
Australia has reported an almost 50 percent increase in new coronavirus cases amid warnings of a new wave of infections. The federal Department of Health on Friday published its weekly update on COVID-19 in Australia, [Read More]
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Pual Kelly has said the country is in the midst of another wave of coronavirus infections. Paul Kelly on Tuesday urged Australians to take additional precautions against COVID-19 infection, including [Read More]
A report from the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has shown that Aussie shoppers are expected to spend big during the country’s two most anticipated shopping events, “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” in late November. According [Read More]
After a long and dramatic qualifying campaign, Australia are heading to the FIFA World Cup hoping to cause a shock. The Socceroos were among the last of 32 teams to qualify for the FIFA World [Read More]
Australia’s low-cost carrier Jetstar opened direct flight from South Korea’s capital Seoul to Sydney as part of local authorities’ efforts to boost tourism. The new route, with three return services a week using Boeing 787 [Read More]
World-leading experts on infectious animal diseases are gathered in Australia for World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) meetings. National science agency the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is hosting expert network meetings of [Read More]
Australia’s house prices have recorded a sixth-month slump in a row, according to the latest data revealed by property analyst firm, Corelogic, on Tuesday. Corelogic’s national Home Value Index monthly report revealed that across the [Read More]
Genetic and genomic technologies hold tremendous potential for protecting marine life, but are currently being underutilized, Australian experts have found. Researchers from the Australian Institute of Marine Science, the University of Melbourne and the state [Read More]
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