A major measles alert has been issued for two Australian states after numerous reports of measles cases, including an infected toddler who visited a shopping centre.
Alexandra Feiam
A new approach to detecting and treating obesity could help in the prevention, management and treatment in adults and children living with obesity, new research says.
Rhiannon Lewin
Residents south of Perth have called on the state government to ban visitors to a popular island to protect a species whose numbers have dwindled by 97 per cent.
Emma Kirk
A shark has become trapped on the swimmer-side of a net, shutting down an iconic Aussie beach, with one local taking things into their own hands.
Ryan Bourke
Air bubbles trapped in layers of ancient ice in Antarctica are being studied by scientists to better understand the impact of spikes in methane and carbon.
Marion Rae
A “glowing” algae has sprung up along the coast of one Aussie state – but the truth behind this natural light show is a lot darker than it appears.
Residents have been told they are in danger and must act immediately to survive as fires are raging at opposite ends of the country.
Blair Jackson and Cameron Micallef
A vet has revealed he’s seen pets “bloodied” in a concerning holiday trend, with calls mounting for urgent help.
Clareese Packer
A gruesome flesh-eating bacteria – suspected to be transmitted by an iconic animal – is spreading in one Aussie state, and health officials are warning everyone is at risk.
Duncan Evans
Locals have sounded the alarm on a plan to put a desalination plant in the King George Sound amid fears the deposits of briny wastewater pose an “existential threat” to the south coast’s delicate ecosystem.
Melissa Sheil
A gruesome disease which can cause disfigurement has taken root in a popular tourist town – and a cute Aussie animal may be behind the spread.
A leading health advocacy group is warning parents a disease that can be fatal to babies and small children has just hit a 20-year high.
An Australian company has been given first-of-its-kind approval to launch a rocket out of a small Queensland town.
Blair Jackson
Japanese monkeys gifted to a local council in 1981 will be sterilised and left to die naturally following a vote this week.
Cameron Micallef
A dog is set to have life saving surgery after it was allegedly dumped in a random yard with a heartbreaking note.
Authorities are holding a possum responsible for a widespread blackout that plunged most of the Western Australian city of Bunbury into darkness.
A giant meteor shower is set to pass over Australia this weekend, but one thing is threatening our chances of seeing the spectacular shoW.
Swimmers have been warned to stay out of the water after a bull shark was spotted in a popular river in Victoria’s east.
Summer means a lot of things: hot weather, long nights and loud cicadas. And those noisy insects seem to be turning up the decibels this year.
Aussies are being warned they will swelter through one of the hottest summers on record, with power blackouts on the cards due to a surprising culprit.
An unassuming building deep within the University of Western Australia’s Crawley campus is the professional home of a group of scientists who hope their work could transform how the world works.
Adrian Lowe
Aussies are facing a sharp rise in Covid infections just ahead of Christmas, leading to a warning from health authorities.
A new Aussie study aims to uncover more about an event that killed 10 people and forced thousands more to seek medical attention.
It will be one small step for Perth, and a giant leap for WA’s bid to be part of the booming space economy this week as five global agencies descend on the city for major conferences.
Dylan Caporn
