Buried in the Australian budget papers are a multitude of decisions that don’t make the headlines. Here are a few of this year’s ...

From brightly coloured birds to the much-loved sugar glider, Australia’s native animals are a sight to behold. The island continent is home to nearly 600,000 plants, animals and insects, many of which ...

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In a study, Australian cockatoos figured out that a new food was OK to consume by observing one another, a vivid example of “social learning” in animals. By Kate Golembiewski By watching their peers, ...

Parts of South Australia are preparing for an exceptional year as autumn rain brings an increase in birdlife.

Townsville residents are debating what action should be taken to combat an explosion of invasive Indian myna birds.

There’s something about parrots that instantly grabs attention. Maybe it’s the colours, maybe it’s the way they move, or ...

A fractured wedge-tailed eaglet found grounded in Doreen, Victoria was rehabilitated and returned to its parents' nest, a ...

Avian influenza H5N1 is leaving a heavy impact around Antarctica. It is now on Heard Island with fears it will be on ...

Crocodiles are often described as animals that barely changed after the age of dinosaurs, though that impression tends to ...

Munching on the wrong items can lead to illness, but social learning might help the birds avoid making a potentially deadly mistake. The phenomenon could help explain why certain cockatoos have fared ...

There are just 15 breeding pairs returning to nest at Manly each year, and the population is stubbornly refusing to grow.