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Australian tree frogs today make up over one third of all known frog species on the continent. Among this group, iconic species such as the green tree frog (Litoria caerulea) and the green and golden bell frog (Litoria aurea), are both beloved for their vivid colours and distinctive calls.

Silicosis is an incurable but entirely preventable lung disease. It has only one cause: breathing in too much silica dust. This is a risk in several industries, including tunnelling, stone masonry and construction.

Almost half were couch surfing or living in short-term accommodation, UNSW and Homelessness Australia say

Emergency service workers dealing with post traumatic stress disorder could have their treatment transformed with the assistance of new guidelines.

Exclusive: Researchers examine how regime impacts someone’s risk of experiencing long-term serious mental illness once living in the community

After debris balls were widely reported to be tar, testing coordinated with EPA revealed they were consistent with human-generated waste, or ‘likely lumps of fatberg’

Balls that washed ashore and closed string of famous beaches contained scores of different materials ‘consistent with contamination from sewage’

The mysterious black balls that washed up on Sydney’s beaches in mid-October were likely lumps of “fatberg” containing traces of human faeces, methamphetamine and PFAS, according to a new detailed analysis of their composition.

It’s one year since the failed referendum to enshrine a First Nations Voice to Parliament in the Australian Constitution.