A marine heatwave followed by an outbreak of a tissue-killing disease rarely seen in the Great Barrier Reef has taken out typically heat-resilient coral varieties.

Electric vehicles pose no more danger to pedestrians than petrol-powered cars, a study has found, even though they are quieter and heavier than their rivals. More from Local News ...

The Reserve Bank governor has ruled out any interest rate cuts in the near future, after the central bank's decision to keep the cash rate on hold at 3.6 per cent in December.

Tesla was one of the first carmakers to properly introduce mainstream electric vehicles (EVs) in Australia and be actually successful in terms of sales.

Avocados, noodle wheat, cotton candy grapes and beef are among Australian agriculture's high performers, while farmers hope for calmer weather and political conditions in the new year.

A Sydney warehouse worker fired by text message within two weeks of telling her employer she was pregnant has won her job back, along with A$15,000 in backpay.

The NSW government will fight against a High Court challenge arguing Australia's social media ban is a breach of the constitution.

Observers first noticed them in the late 19 th century. Strange cults in Melanesia whose members believed they would be showered with the manufactured goods - clothes, tools, medicines and mirrors - ...

Toyota in Australia has left the door open for the long-rumoured HiLux Mini to launch in our market, with one of the brand's most senior executives telling the media "there's always space for ...

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen's Australian Open victory had a distinctly local flavour, with an Australian caddy on his bag and European tour pal David Micheluzzi showing him the ropes.

Bathurst, home of the Mount Panorama Circuit, is catnip for motorsports fans, many of whom converge on the Central West NSW city in their own vehicles on road trips described as a rite of passage for ...

BYD Australia's new COO Stephen Collins has explained how BYD will shake its reputation for long service and parts delays under its now factory-backed leadership.