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Professor Eddie Holmes can still remember the exact moment he first learned about COVID-19. The story jumped out because he had visited that very market in 2014 and thought, "that's not right".

Australian scientists are developing a pesticide that can specifically target the varroa mite as NSW authorities remain hopeful they can eradicate the parasite.

Researchers are calling for the term to be shelved after a study found there was no real consistency in what constitutes the pains.

Researchers are calling for the term to be shelved after a study found there was no real consistency in what constitutes the pains.

From a banking crisis to property market slumps, China's economy is under stress and the country also recently recorded its lowest quarterly growth rate figure since 1990. What might those challenges mean for Australians?

Not usually at the forefront of geopolitical argy-bargy, the Pacific has recently emerged as a strategic element of securing democracy. A rift threatened to tear apart normally unshakeable regional unity in 2021, with five Micronesian countries threatening to leave the most powerful transnational group, the Pacific Islands Forum. Ahead of…

Small businesses are struggling with record high costs while trying to remain competitive, as consumer confidence falls in response to inflation and rising interest rates.

"Enrolled students were ensured [fee increases] would not impact them. I quickly found this was not true," a University of Sydney student said.

AspiraDAC device can remove two tonnes of CO2 a year and store it underground using direct air capture technology

COVID might be the largest mass casualty event in Australian history. And with one in 20 people with COVID still experiencing symptoms three months later, long COVID might even become Australia’s most significant cause of longer-term disability.

Australia is losing an important source of foreign funding, with Chinese investment in the country plummeting by 70 per cent last year — its lowest level since the global financial crisis.