Aboriginal groups impose dugong hunting ban
In the wake of seagrass damage from the 2011 floods, traditional owners have decided to stop hunting dugong.
In the wake of seagrass damage from the 2011 floods, traditional owners have decided to stop hunting dugong.
Work by Australian scientists has found that fossils of one of our oldest human ancestors are two million years old.
The penguins of Victoria’s Phillip Island have been found to employ sophisticated feeding strategies while breeding.
An Aboriginal object so sacred that for a woman to see it “would mean death” has been put up for auction in the UK.
The nation’s top science and nature photos are revealed at the 2011 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
The nation’s top science and nature photos are revealed at the 2011 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
Minus most of the skull, the skeletal remains of bushranger Ned Kelly have been found at Pentridge Prison.
Tasmanian tigers had skulls too weak to hunt much more than possums, according to new research.
Heritage listing doesn’t fully protect Kimberley from development, but cements it as “a significant Aboriginal place”.
An adventurous four mates will travel around the world in their 4WD, powered only by biodiesel.