Australia's Great Barrier Reef is at risk of being placed on UNESCO's World Heritage "in danger" list after land clearing laws failed to be passed through parliament, a government minister conceded on Friday.
Australian environmental groups have raised concerns following the Queensland state government's decision to approve mining leases for Adani's Carmichael coal mine.
The Australian authorities have been called to investigate besieged businessman turned politician Clive Palmer for allegedly operating a phoenix scheme at his beleaguered Queensland state nickel refinery.
An abandoned gold mine located in north Queensland, may soon be transformed into a large renewable energy hub.
Australia's northern states are in the process of safeguarding themselves against the spread of the Zika virus, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a "global health emergency."
Australia's Great Barrier Reef may have avoided a significant bleaching event this year, however it is not out of the woods just yet, a government minister said Thursday.
An Australian government has dismissed the notion one of Australia's largest nickel refineries was forced to sack workers because of a lack of support.
An exclusion zone is in place after a 26-carriage freight train carrying some 200,000 litres (44,000 gallons) of sulphuric acid derailed in Australia.
A former Australian political figure regarded the nation's journalists as "a pack of bastards" by the end of his failed 2015 election campaign, his authorized biography reportedly says.
Australia's iconic marsupial the koala will be listed as a "vulnerable species" in Queensland state.
The G20 cultural festival in Australian city of Brisbane kicked off on Friday featuring a spectacular laser light and projection show.
Politicians from Australia's two major parties are preparing for their campaign to win key marginal seats in Queensland ahead of the September 7 federal election, local media reported on Monday.
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