Australian rodeos are caught in a high-stakes hustle to keep the outback alive in a country that some argue is outgrowing the buck.

Indigenous people in Papua, Indonesia, have helped scientists track down two animals that were thought to have gone extinct thousands of years ago: a relative of Australia’s greater glider and a ...

People say the Australian outback isn't that dangerous if you stay on the roads and drink plenty of water. And sure, millions ...

At Anna Creek Station, a lean crew manages thousands of cattle across arid land where rainfall averages just 140 mm a year.

When the results from skin tests came back, they revealed snake fungal disease, caused by Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, an ...

Together, we bounce past the dingo fence outside town and cross into the Never Never. Roadside spinifex and saltbush bloom a surprisingly lush green after recent rainfall. Stray kangaroos skip out of ...

Stephanie Kirsop didn't believe her son when he phoned to say a crocodile was lurking in a creek near their home.

The Australian government spends more money on activities that harm biodiversity than those that protect biodiversity, a new study suggests. Australia is a biodiversity hotspot, home to more than ...

The seizure of dozens of live Western blue-tongued lizards, bearded dragons and spiny-tailed skinks covertly packed into popcorn bags, biscuit tins and women’s handbags have led to the longest prison ...

Governments are now investigating whether strategies like this are a long-term, viable option for limiting the damage from flooding.

There are few other outdoor places to avoid the heatwaves that have left the remote Aussie location sweltering.