On an island in the western Torres Strait, invasive black rats are threatening native species – competing for food and eating nesting birds and their eggs.Warul Kawa (Deliverance Island) is an ...

Canada and Australia have a 'rare' ability to help convene a coalition of middle powers because their allies know they can be ...

Ticks have long suffered a poor reputation in the world of bloodsucking creatures, and often for good reason. They carry pathogens that incubate bacteria and spread disease, paralysing and killing ...

Conservationists hope a smelly plan to reintroduce Australian bush rats into a nature reserve in Sydney this weekend could ...

The man who had been sleeping among mountains of rubbish, bottles of urine and rat faeces in a Western Sydney public housing townhouse is being relocated to temporary accommodation after days of ...

Initially, many of the deaths had appeared accidental, as the birds had been struck by cars. But $300 liver tests performed ...

These 24 players are hungry for Redemption and the $500,000 awarded to whoever can Outwit, Outplay and Outlast the tribe.

The man behind a filthy pet rehoming centre with 41 dead animals on its premises was told to ‘rot in prison’ after being ...

Since the opening of the West Gate Tunnel, residents say more trucks are avoiding the toll road and rat-running near schools ...

More frequent storms and floods are helping zoonotic infection leptospirosis spread further into rural Australia. Rats and mice could also be contributing to the spread. Researchers are calling for ...