Geometrical hexafoil are thought to serve as a sign of protection.

The meat industry says a Melbourne council's decision to take meat off its menu on Mondays could damage regional economies for little environmental gain.

One hundred years since construction began on the Great Ocean Road, the world-renowned tourist attraction is under threat from erosion, landslides and booming tourist numbers. But a record funding boost and the the biggest roadworks blitz of recent decades is now underway in a bid to secure the road for another century.

Thesouth-westVictoriantowns ofTimboonandPortCampbell are18km apart,butthe tragic deaths of three local men within months of each other havefurther tightened the communities bonds.

ANZ customers can no longer utilise banking services at their local post offices after the bank failed to reach an agreement with Australia Post on their Bank@Post service.

A dairy company that accused foreign workers of owing rent after allegations of underpayment arose has agreed to an out-of-court settlement.

Every year, thousands of short-tailed shearwaters, or mutton birds, descend on Victoria's coastline at the end of September or early October after a mammoth journey from the northern hemisphere, but so far this year they haven't shown up.

Feral pigs capable of leaving behind industrial-looking trails of destruction are posing a threat to one of the world's most significant archaeological sites.

Australia watched with sadness earlier this year as cattle country in north-west Queensland and hundreds of thousands of cattle died. Four months later, in drought-and-flood ravaged Julia Creek, families are desperately trying to adapt to their new normal.

Police charge a 69-year-old Bundaberg man with the cold case murder of Rex Keen, who was found bashed and stabbed to death in his Brisbane hotel room more than 40 years ago.

Almost 11,000 people sign an online petition demanding the Director of Public Prosecutions appeal the sentence of a Maryborough man who bashed a two-year-old girl, leaving her with a broken back in 2017, with the Queensland Opposition calling on the Palaszczuk Government to act immediately.

Running 500 kilometres no problem. Completing a bush course with 1,000 obstacles sign her up. Stopping to breastfeed in between dragging tyres and crossing creeks Jessica Ehrlich is your woman. The mother of three triumphs over what may be the world's longest solo obstacle course.

The deaths of a 70-year-old man and his son, aged 30, after their boat flipped on a dam west of Bundaberg on Friday evening has hit the community hard, a mayor says, as she urges families to "embrace each other" on Father's Day.

The corporate regulator is taking the Bank of Queensland (BOQ) and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to court for imposing "unfair" contract terms on their small business customers.

At first glance, the secluded camp looks like a lost city. Through the scrub are caravans, tents, vans and little dorms, where a group of kids are switching off technology and learning about Indigenous culture.

A Queensland great grandmother recalls the challenges of life on the land as she celebrates a century in the rural town of Biggenden.

The former mayor of the Fraser Coast Regional Council has been found guilty of using his position to push for his former campaign manager to be appointed his chief-of-staff.

Cannabis patients who ignore the standard medical advice to wait five days before driving are risking more than a fine or a suspended licence. If they are involved in an accident, their insurance will be voided.

Two osprey chicks are now live-streaming from their barge-nest in Port Lincoln. They will then be tracked after they fledge in December.

In an unassuming warehouse in Wollongong lies the only blast-testing machine of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, providing life-saving information about the defence against bomb attacks.

A genus of Queensland marsupial lion that, in its heyday, would have had other animals "shaking in their boots", is reclassified to be entirely new.

Livestock industries are not immune to the threat of coronaviruses, but experts say the risk of the COVID-19 strain passing to animals remains low.

Cutting off essential services - like schools and support groups - because of the Coronavirus pandemic leaves 'at risk kids' increasingly isolated and vulnerable. 

Dr Geoff Thompson was recently recognised as the 2020 NT Australian of the year for his work coordinating the evacuation of injured people following the devastation of Darwin by Cyclone Tracy in 1974.  

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Despite the advances of medicine, today's societies are vulnerable to sudden outbreaks of infectious diseases.

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How a little-known polio epidemic in Denmark led to the birth of the intensive care unit and the remarkable feat of heath care ingenuity that saved hundreds of lives.

From a whisper to a bang! is a six-part podcast series about war, remembrance and Australian prisoners of war in Germany during the Second World War

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Exploring the sensation of loss - of personal freedom and what could have been.

Is the Australian government's proposal for WHO virus 'inspectors' with unfettered global access realistic?

Scientists have used a growth marker caused by radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons tests to determine the age of whale sharks.

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Would you be willing to be infected with coronavirus if there was a chance of speeding up a vaccine? Thousands of young health people have put their hand up.

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Residents of a Queensland beachside suburb are relieved a decision to bury a dead whale 40 metres from their backyards has been abandoned, but question why they were not consulted before a whale-sized burial plot was excavated.

High levels of dust in a central Queensland town have been attributed to lower-than-average rainfall, but residents say more needs to be done to ensure it isn't coming from nearby mining operations.