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This summer, an intense marine heatwave struck off northwestern Australia, driving sea surface temperatures up to 4°C above the summer average. The large mass of warm water has slowly moved south from the Kimberley region and through the Pilbara, leaving a wave of underwater destruction behind. Now Ningaloo Reef is…

Confronting images of dead seadragons, fish and octopuses washed up on South Australian beaches – and disturbing reports of “more than 100” surfers and beachgoers suffering flu-like symptoms after swimming or merely breathing in sea spray – attracted international concern last week.

Pilot Tom Slingsby says team yet to determine if Australia made an error ‘or did the boat fail?’

“Their story is a tale as old as time for modern dating. Ask any single person in Australia what’s frustrating about dating in 2025, and I bet they say it’s the constant false starts.”

Despite hopes Sam Kerr would be poised to make her return from injury, the Matildas will again be without the striker for their friendlies against South Korea.

Why has it taken so long to reach an agreement and does Queensland signing up really spell the end of ‘the education wars’?

Labor admits it ‘missed the mark’ with social media posts sharing T-shirt that states ‘This is Australia, we eat meat, we drink beer and we love Medicare!’

Australia should divert its uncontracted gas back to the domestic market in the face of supply issues and soaring costs for households, advocates say.

Discover why thousands from the US, UK, and Australia choose Turkey for hair transplants. Learn about costs, surgeon expertise, and why Istanbul leads in medical tourism.

In his latest book, Peter Kirkpatrick retrieves from Australian cultural history the compelling figure of the “wild reciter”, as a reviewer in the 1920s termed amateur elocutionists.

A national Morgan poll, conducted March 10–16 from a sample of 2,097, gave Labor a 54.5–45.5 lead by headline respondent preferences, a three-point gain for Labor since the March 3–9 Morgan poll. This is Labor’s largest lead in a Morgan poll since August 2023.