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Travel back 20,000 years into the last Ice Age, to a time when the upper reaches of the Blue Mountains were treeless and the ridgelines and mountain peaks laden in snow and ice.

Boronias, known for their showy flowers and strong scent, are a quintessential part of the Australian bush. They led Traditional Owners to the best water sources and inspired Australian children’s author and illustrator May Gibbs to pen one of her earliest books, Boronia Babies.

Imagine a lush forest with tree-ferns, their trunks capped by ribbon-like fronds. Conifers tower overhead, bearing triangular leaves almost sharp enough to pierce skin. Flowering plants are both small and rare.

Iranians in Australia say there is growing community fear over the safety of family members caught up in escalating violence in the Middle East.

Environmental projects will be analysed and rated in Australia in a move experts say could prevent greenwashing and encourage international investments.

Anthony Albanese will no longer meet with Donald Trump after the US president revealed he will leave the G7 summit before their highly anticipated encounter.

The UK’s decision to impose sanctions on two far-right Netanyahu government ministers has put it at loggerheads with the Trump administration over Israel. Announcing on June 10 that Britain would join Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway in sanctioning Israel’s minister for national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and minister of finance,…

Government programs designed to offer rent below market rate for low-to-moderate income households are failing those who most need it, advocates say

Interest rate cuts still likely, experts say, but oil and gold prices are up and the share market is likely to remain volatile

Science tells us art can expand our minds and bring us happiness. Australians are so lucky our public collections are free – and here’s one way to make the most of them

At least 350 Australians have appealed for help to leave Iran since Israel’s attacks began, but fear for loved ones who have no choice but to stay