US president Barack Obama and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop hail the landmark accord reached in Paris as a "pivotal moment" and the best chance to save the planet from the effects of climate change. More
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Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has hit out at seafood importers suspected of knowingly selling diseased prawns, comparing them to sporting drug cheats. More
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has hit out at seafood importers suspected of knowingly selling diseased prawns, comparing them to sporting drug cheats. More
Residents have begun rebuilding their homes in the Victorian coastal hamlets of Wye River and Separation Creek, where 116 houses were destroyed by a bushfire in 2015. But planning expert but Michael Buxton thinks they should … More
Tasmania's east coast has a choice to make between tourism and salmon farming, or it risks facing another 'forestry war-type scenario', millionaire environmentalist Graeme Wood says. More
In New South Wales there have been nothing but green lights for Crown's Barangaroo casino project. But now James Packer's vision is facing trouble. Crown staff in China marketing to wealthy gamblers have been arrested, a move… More
Former Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer has called on the Victorian Government to address what he says is a 'ridiculous' heat policy… More
ABC correspondents face all types of challenges and difficulties in the course of their work: conflict, disease and unfriendly govern… More
New Zealand has lost many native bird species following the introduction of predators such as rats and cats. Some species hang on wit… More
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