China has announced that it was banning all commerce in ivory by the end of 2017, a move that would shut down the world's largest ivory market and could deal a critical blow to the practice of elephant poaching in Africa.

The carp herpesvirus could take out more than just the noxious fish.

After a scorching and humid week Sydney's heatwave is set to recede tomorrow, just in time for new year celebrations.

Opportunistic whales have forced researchers to reconsider whether long-line fishing in Australia's southern waters is as eco-friendly as first thought.

A champion horse was stolen from the grounds La Perouse Pony Club in Chifley in the early hours of Christmas Eve.

Thursday marked the first day of the summer that a Sydney weather station recorded the mercury touching 40 degrees.

Swimmers at the south coast might want to take extra care in the ocean after more than a dozen sharks have been spotted on the NSW south coast in the past 48 hours. 

A scorching end to 2016 will ensure Sydney registers its hottest year in more than a century-and-a-half of records.

A blisteringly hot end to 2016 is in store for Sydney and those holidaying up the coast, prompting warnings.

South Australians could be buying a couple of kilos of horse meat along with their beef mince or pork chops as the government looks to review food regulations.

Sydney's hot weather is predicted to intensify over the next two days with a spike in temperatures and minimal chance of rainfall.

Four people have been killed and more than 380,000 evacuated as Typhoon Nock-Ten brought howling winds and heavy rains to the Philippines.

A string of 30-plus days and warm nights is forecast to bring in the new year in the capital, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos have been evacuated as a powerful typhoon roars its way across the Philippines.

Echidna makes a surprise visit to Shelly Beach

Queensland's coast is covered in plastic rubbish, according to research from the CSIRO, and the bad news is we only have ourselves to blame.

A hot air mass moving towards Sydney will ensure a sweltering end to 2016 for most of the south-east of New South Wales.

Melbourne has had a hottest Christmas Day in 18 years, with the temperature topping at 36.3 degrees at 4.30pm today.

The west of New South Wales will be hit by higher temperatures in the coming days before cooling off midweek, as a hot air mass moves towards Sydney.

A powerful late-season typhoon Nock-ten is spinning towards the Philippines.

Canberrans may be left dreaming of a white Christmas on Sunday with the mercury set to hit 31 degrees.

Most of New South Wales will swelter through Christmas Day with a heatwave affecting much of the State, including parts of Sydney, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of NSW to the north and east of Canberra.

Holidaymakers may want to keep a eye on rain radars as well as the mercury over the coming week.

A warm and sunny morning is expected to greet Canberrans on the year's most festive day, but a turn for the worse remains up in the air.