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Australia’s natural world is in deep trouble. Many of our species are getting rarer. Some are now perilously close to extinction, while entire ecosystems face collapse.

We know everything in our homes gathers dust. What you probably don’t know is whether there are toxic contaminants in your house dust, and where these might come from.

Family and friends of someone who has attempted suicide can now access a free online program to help navigate the support role. Newcastle-based mental health organisation Everymind has launched Minds Together, a self-paced research program that helps people build skills, knowledge and confidence to support family and friends, while looking…

Back-to-back bleaching events have highlighted the critical threat that climate change poses to the Great Barrier Reef. But few people are aware of the network of gullies pumping out about half the sediment that is polluting reef water quality and threatening its World Heritage status.

The shift to working from home is unlikely to reverse.

For Iranian dissidents, protesting against the country can mean violence and intimidation.

Review: Fred Williams: The London Drawings, The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

Money, items and physical effort and skills are on-hand for victims of this month's floods across Victoria. Here's what is available.

You’re at a barbecue and the adults are enjoying a few drinks. Everyone is relaxed and having a great time. One of your friends has just given their teen a beer. Next thing you know, your 15-year-old is asking for one too.

Sri Lankan fishermen say a key measure introduced by the Australian government to deter operators from sending desperate people across the seas is ineffective, while official sources say the brother of a Sri Lankan MP is being investigated over allegations of people smuggling.

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