Category: Australia

The Brisbane veteran has been the centrepiece of an iconic tradition, but he thinks ‘it’s run its course’…See More

The biscuits date back to World War I, when they were made by families and community groups and sold at fetes and events to raise […]

Former aged care workers Marina Lee-Warner and Julie Joy have created a live show tailored to older Australians, including those facing cognitive decline…See More

Dementia is the leading cause of death in Australia and stigmas around the disease can delay diagnosis. But some in the community are at work […]

Graham Crossan cannot eat, talk or breathe unassisted but he’s been denied funding for high-level care due to a new way of assessing aged care […]

Showmen are determined to keep putting on agricultural shows for regional Australia despite the “frightening” cost of fuel. …See More

An Australian-funded project is educating Indonesian farmers about a devastating citrus disease that has spread to all major growing regions except Australia…See More

Farmers are pushing for stronger bait approval as mice numbers soar out of control in Western Australia, but stronger poisons are being rejected by the […]

The Australian got the last laugh over his ‘new favourite player’ in his first match since the Ashes…See More

The brother of Elijah ‘wanted to play’ but had the decision made for him at the last minute…See More

The war in Iran renews the government’s interest in reducing Australia’s dependence on imported packaging, particularly oil-reliant plastic…See More

The national peak body for aged care providers is calling on the federal government to provide urgent support to keep services running, as the Middle […]

Floodwaters may have receded around the Archer River but the clean-up is just beginning after Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle tore through last week…See More

Hundreds of residents of a rural NSW town combine to build their own commercial solar farm, demonstrating the community benefits of renewable energy…See More

A grapevine virus known in China and Japan that affects plant growth and productivity has been detected in Australia for the first time in Victorian, […]

The ‘complete’ Dees star showed he ‘doesn’t fear anyone’ – but the match review officer could yet stop him in his tracks…See More

A snap survey by AUSVEG reveals 27 per cent of Australian vegetable growers have already reduced planting, while some will not harvest current crops because […]

An opal miner’s garden plants have been destroyed after it was identified as a prohibited plant, potentially as invasive as one of Australia’s most notorious […]

Farmers around the world are going to be paying more for one of their most important inputs, fertiliser. Here are four charts that explain why…See […]

Adelaide residents have been making the most of unusually warm weather for the end of April, with crowds flocking to the beach before the school […]