A researcher at an Australian university has discovered a new "supersized" species of stick insect in a remote rainforest in Queensland, Australia. Professor Angus Emmott identified the new Acrophylla...

YouTube will be included in Australia's world-first social media ban for children under 16, after the government ditched a previous exemption for the platform.The video sharing site was set...

Piastri had demonstrated how difficult it is for the driver on pole to lead by the end of the first lap at Spa by losing the sprint race win...

Piastri had demonstrated how difficult it is for the driver on pole to lead by the end of the first lap at Spa by losing the sprint race win...

Corals at UNESCO World Heritage area Ningaloo reef have suffered from mass bleaching as part of what scientists call a "marine heatwave". The coral harbours a massive amount of...

Five Australian women who were strip-searched and invasively examined at Doha airport have won the right to sue Qatar Airways after an appeal.The women were ordered off a flight...

A New South Wales (NSW) politician has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two young men in Australia.A jury found Gareth Ward - who is still a sitting member...

Australia will lift restrictions on the import of beef from the US, a trade barrier which had angered the Trump administration.American beef has effectively been banned from the country...

Katy WatsonAustralia correspondentReporting fromWestern AustraliaWatch: Can you un-bleach coral? BBC visits remote Australian reef to find outAustralia boasts plenty of superlatives when it comes to its natural landmarks. The...

Simon Atkinson and Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, SydneyBefore and after footage shows impact of the toxic algae bloomAn algal bloom catastrophe which has turned usually pristine South Australian waters toxic...

Everybody who believes the series is best served by the Wallabies delivering a bloody nose to the Lions and taking it to a third game will have a quiet...

Monica Garnsey and BBC Eye InvestigationsReporting fromCentral QueenslandBBCA small ceremonial fire has been burning for more than 1,300 days on a dusty stretch of Wangan and Jagalingou Country in...