News
Gallery: World’s first night-flowering orchid
A unique orchid that produced flowers only for one night has been discovered in Papua New Guinea.
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News
Cochlear implant scientist wins top award
Professor Graeme Clark, pioneer of the bionic ear, has won the 2011 CSL Florey Medal for biomedical research.
News
New national day for Darwin bombing
A new national day to remember the 1942 bombing of Darwin in WWII has been proclaimed by the government.
News
Space tech maps out Australia’s water
Images from NASA’s Space Shuttle are being used to create maps that could help manage river resources and flood events.
Nature & Wildlife
Kangaroo boom follows Queensland floods
This year’s floods have led to a near 100 per cent increase in population numbers of some species of kangaroo.
News
Thousands of camels culled in the NT
Thousands of feral camels in the Northern Territory have been culled and one station owner says it’s inhumane.
Biodiversity
Daly River station returns to Aboriginal groups
A vast cattle station on the Northern Territory’s Daly River is being handed back to the people that once owned it.
History & Culture
Lost Anzac digger portraits uncovered
Ahead of Rememberance Day, 500 images of lost Anzac diggers have been gifted to Australia from London.
Nature & Wildlife
Wild dolphin baby born at popular WA beach
Baby Piper is the fourth generation wild bottlenose dolphin to be born at Monkey Mia in Western Australia.
Nature & Wildlife
Dolphins get the girl with help from mates
Male bottle-nosed dolphins are more successful at mating and breeding when they cooperate with friends.