Australia is notorious for its venomous spiders, snakes and sea creatures, but researchers have now identified “scorpion-like” toxins secreted by a tree that can cause excruciating pain for weeks.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Australia's closed door policy on Indonesian Papuan asylum seekers could unfairly burden PNG where Papuan refugees already struggle to ...

Some say the annual World Nettle Eating Championships is in poor taste, but that didn't stop competitors from all over the world taking part in this year's stomach-churning competition. On Monday, ...

Justice Nettle will replace Justice Susan Crennan, who will retire from the bench on February 3, five months ahead of schedule. Attorney-General George Brandis made the announcement this morning at ...

Over the last two years, the Australian patent and trade mark attorney profession has seen a number of significant changes. The 2013 amendments to the Patents Act 1990, meant that Australian patent ...