Around half of the nation's total known night parrots live in a patch of the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia. While ...

A number of native animals, extinct in New South Wales for more than 100 years, are reclaiming the desert in Sturt National ...

“Our research has found the elusive first links between fossil material that suggest dingoes have evolved locally from an ...

Despite being medium-sized herding dogs, the German Shepherd vs Australian Shepherd are two unique breeds. They have ...

The first comprehensive overview of trade in Australian reptiles and frogs worldwide shows more species should be listed for ...

If you live in Australia, kangaroos are just a daily part of life. They are the national symbol of the country, and there are ...

Three newfound thylacine relatives recently unearthed in Australia suggest that marsupial predators were more widespread in ...

Tina Venables was keeping an eye out for kangaroos as she drove home from work last week. What she came across instead at the ...

Hundreds of farmers from across Australia held a protest on Tuesday against government farming policies they said were ...

The animal was a thylacine, more commonly known as a Tasmanian tiger. Thousands of the predator called the island home when ...

Australian authorities will decide whether to add the species to the global protection database, as they ramp up enforcement efforts to intercept animals smuggled in planes and post. In a vast ...

Australia has added 750 new species of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms to its official list of species living on ...