Oddball might have been the movie star, but Tula the maremma is the real hero of Middle Island's famed penguin protection program, and she's retiring after almost a decade of service.

When cattle farmer Lindsay Titmarsh decided to carbon date a grey mangrove that had caught his eye on his Queensland property, he discovered it was the oldest known mangrove in Australia.

Eyewear giant Specsavers has admitted that the personal information of some clients in Queensland is missing and may have been stolen.

Queensland landholders are afraid that new government mapping of threatened species could lock up their land and force them to stop farming and grazing.

An Australian medicinal cannabis company is working to address a global shortage of pharmaceutical-grade product, reducing cost and improving access at the same time.

They do apprenticeships, work with tools and are exposed to chemicals, so why aren't hairdressers paid as well as plumbers? The Australian Workers Union wants that to change.

Not long ago, Aboriginal people in Cherbourg were ruled by a government-appointed "protector". Now the elders are involved in running the courts.

A regional Queensland council website being advertised as an online news outlet and accepted by Microsoft as a news source is an abuse of public trust, academics say.

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.

Using a device like a snow cannon to shoot microscopic saltwater droplets into the air, scientists are hoping to reduce heat on the reef and slow the impacts of coral bleaching.

How will television productions and theatres survive the C-19 lockdown? 

With protesters unable to assemble in the streets in Hong Kong due to coronavirus restrictions, some are taking their protests into the virtual world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a Nintendo Switch game.

A sick prisoner's push for early release in the midst of the COVID pandemic.

A new brand of militant activists hope to derail the WA Government's plans to build an outer harbour by waging an environmental war similar to the successful campaign to kill off the Roe 8 highway expansion.

The West Coast Eagles will review the way they manage drug-testing procedures in the wake of the scandal engulfing forward Willie Rioli.

The Landgate deal represents a sizeable change in position by WA Labor, a party that spent years fighting tooth and nail against privatisations but just locked in one of the state's biggest-ever deals with the private sector, writes Jacob Kagi.

As elite athletes face more pressure than ever, the role of the coach is also evolving. And while an almighty spray and a heavy hand were once the norm, a different approach is now winning over players, writes Clint Thomas.

The decision to scrap the World Super Six golf tournament in Perth is a major blow to the sport in Western Australia, but a pitch for the Women's Australian Open could be just what the state needs, writes Tom Wildie.

State-owned power provider Synergy records a massive loss, far higher than the $180 million loss forecast over three years, blaming a "challenging energy landscape" and the rapid uptake of rooftop solar.

A residential development proposed by the Satterley Property Group on Anglican Church land in the Perth Hills suburb of Stoneville is branded a planning "disaster" by concerned locals.

About 65 arrests are made after some of the busiest roads in Perth's CBD were thrown into chaos on Friday morning by climate activists as part of a nationwide Extinction Rebellion demonstration.

The WA Government announces stamp duty discounts of 75 per cent for those buying off-the-plan apartments following repeated pleas for help from the property sector, which has been in the doldrums since the end of the mining boom.

A man with a disability was strip searched and prosecuted after a false claim he was photographing children at a beachside suburb, leading to calls for an apology from WA Police.

WA's biggest native hardwood processor is facing accusations it sold thousands of tonnes of jarrah sawlogs to be burnt as low-value charcoal.

A new tax on foreign property buyers was celebrated by WA Labor when introduced less than a year ago, but there was no fanfare when the policy was significantly watered down this week, writes Jacob Kagi.

Perth Glory confirms it has approached Swedish football superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic about playing for the club on a short-term deal in what would be a major coup for the A-League.

The recent stamp duty rebate acknowledged how badly the WA property market is performing. But will it be enough to lift our ailing property prices?

A team of WA Police officers will be deployed to Japan as part of a revived investigation into former trade commissioner Craig Peacock, accused of misusing his position to pocket $540,000 in taxpayer funds.

By consciously naming and understanding our grief around the myriad losses the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it, we can move through it. Professor Kim Felmingham, clinical psychologist from the University of Melbourne shares how to deal with the collective grief that is accompanying mass layoffs, change and job uncertainty. And then Colin James, business coach, facilitator and remote meeting guru gives us some guidance on taking the pain out of video conference meetings.

Sharing with you one of the ABC's other great podcasts. Join Jan Fran and friends as they take life’s prickly bits and make them sweeter and easier to deal with.

Most of the world is locking down and spatial distancing - but in Sweden the powerful public health agency has steered the country down a very different path.

How should Australia proceed in its relationship with China and what are the risks involved?

The coral haven of the Houtman Abrolhos island chain off the coast of WA has been officially listed as a national park, with plans to protect the area and make it more accessible to tourists.

Got a metal detector? This outback town is setting up a prospecting lease for tourists who want to try their hand at landing a gold nugget.

On the oldest landscape on earth, new technology is being developed to help remove dogs over millions of hectares.

As family and friends of Joyce Clarke demand to know why the young woman was shot dead by police, a tragic picture of her early life blighted by drugs and mental illness is beginning to emerge.

Jayden Whyte tried to get help twice on the day he died. Now he is being remembered through a striking grassroots project that could help others before it's too late.

Beekeepers have lost up to 70 per cent of honey production because of "horrendous" conditions, and the effects of another bad season could be felt by other food crops.

AWE Richards Butchers shop is something of a rarity, with everything for sale sourced less than 50 kilometres from its 80-year-old shopfront in South Australia's Bordertown.

A senior Corrections executive and a plasterer appear in court following an ICAC investigation, with the pair accused of corruption offences relating to a planned $150 million upgrade of South Australia's biggest prison.

Lynelle Urquhart's home on a property west of Moonie in outback Queensland is normally quiet. But she has been having trouble sleeping lately, thanks to late-night activity under the floorboards.

Locals describe it as the "worst drought in living memory" but things are about to get worse in the Queensland town of Stanthorpe with its water supply just weeks from drying up.