Two sides ‘converge’ on key differences in Brussels after years of negotiations Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia and the EU are on the brink of striking a long ...

Australia and the European Union (EU) are on the cusp of finally reaching a free trade agreement after years of sometimes fraught negotiations, with both sides increasingly optimistic that Prime ...

If Tourism Australia isn’t already preparing an extensive international advertising campaign called “The Australia Effect” I’d be very surprised. The Australia Effect is a phenomenon, and we should be ...

Research suggests surging costs under Morrison government’s job-ready graduate scheme and axing of dozens of subjects largely to blame Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...

After living most of my life in the US, I moved back home to Australia. Believing it would be an easy move, I instead experienced culture shock and felt like a stranger. Only when I let go of the ...

Australia’s recent land use change has steadily reduced and degraded native vegetation, shrinking the amount of intact habitat available to wildlife and weakening ecosystem resilience. Clearing has ...

Steve Turton has previously received funding from the Australian and Queensland governments. Millions of people in southeastern Australia are sweating through a record-breaking heatwave. The heat this ...

Australia banned social media apps for under 16s in December, and, a month later, there's been a mixed reaction from teens, experts and tech firms. As many teens find ways to circumvent the law, major ...

Australia already has some of the world’s toughest gun laws, but the Bondi mass shooting could lead to even tougher rules as the realization spreads that they aren’t strong enough to prevent bloodshed ...

For parents and campaigners who’ve long argued that incessant scrolling is damaging young minds, the start of Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s on Wednesday is just the beginning.

Australia on Wednesday is set to begin enforcing a ban on social media apps for children under the age of 16 — becoming the first country to do so, as companies and global policymakers look on. “I’ve ...

When and how ancient humans reached what is now Australia and New Guinea has been a long – and hotly contested – discussion. Now, the results of a genetic study suggests it occurred at least 60,000 ...