A full-time worker in Australia puts in almost 44 hours a week on average, with miners, farmers, surgeons and even politicians among the occupations with the longest hours. Use our interactive to find ...

In a protected forest of eastern Australia, one of the country's "rarest mammals" wandered past a trail camera, its pouch ...

Australia's first treaty with its Indigenous peoples will be signed in the state of Victoria this month. It will give First Nations more say on laws and policy affecting them.

Australia must radically shift towards a knowledge-based economy or risk being left behind, writes Peter Beattie.

In Australia, the size of the nation's migration intake is often seen as at developed world norms, but a simple analysis ...

The new architectural books showcase the diversity of architectural knowledge being developed across Australia, ranging from ...

According to Mishra, the bacterial communities that establish in the first six to 12 months are responsible for allergy risk, ...

Australia’s birth rate averages 1.48 children per adult woman. If society wants more children, we have to put motherhood back ...

As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept the cash rate steady at 3.6%. Its board unanimously agreed it was ...

This is true for a range of mental health conditions. People with serious mental illnesses, such as psychosis, die on average ...

Tony Abbott’s documentary Australia: a History makes for enjoyable rather than compelling viewing. Still, a worthwhile ...

Granite Island's small and fragile colony of little penguins has recorded a "significant increase" in numbers despite South ...