The population of the internationally endangered scalloped hammerhead shark is rapidly declining, and getting killed on baited drumlines is only the beginning of the animal’s woes.
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NSW records its driest year to date since 1965 but the Top End gets 'abnormal' winter rain
As eastern parts of Australia continue to suffer through drought, the rains haven’t dried up in other parts of the country.
'We felt horror': Baby crocodile found with mouth taped shut in Daintree
A far north Queensland tourism operator stages a rescue operation to save a baby crocodile which was spotted in the wild with its mouth taped shut in an act described as “appalling” cruelty.
Fight to keep notorious rapist Fardon under supervision
Serial rapist Robert John Fardon, who raped a 12-year-old girl at gunpoint, is due to have strict monitoring conditions governing his movements lifted in October — but the Queensland Government says it will fight the decision in the Court of Appeal.
Would you pay a 10-cents-a-litre drought levy on milk?
A dairy industry lobby group is asking consumers to pay an extra 10 cents a litre for milk that would flow back to drought-stricken farmers.
Qld Premier's move to strip Katter Party of staff labelled 'fundamentally wrong'
The Queensland Council for Civil Liberties accuses Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk of acting in the same manner as controversial politician Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen by stripping Katter’s Australian Party of five parliamentary staff.
Man shot dead in front yard during brawl at Deception Bay house
A homicide investigation is underway after a man was shot dead during a fight between a group of men at Deception Bay, north of Brisbane late last night.
The plane crash that shaped air safety in Australia
Seventy years on, the crash of VH-ANK Lutana which killed 13 people is still remembered as an event that changed aviation safety.
Why your boss is allowed to read your emails and check your browser history
Have you ever fired off an inappropriate joke to a colleague via email? Or maybe you’ve watched something you shouldn’t at work? Be careful, because your work computer and everything on it isn’t as private as you may think it is.
Capilano and supermarkets accused of selling 'fake' honey
Testing at a leading international scientific lab that specialises in honey fraud detection has found that almost half the honey samples selected from supermarket shelves were mixed with something other than nectar from bees.