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The University of Queensland has launched a new open access research journal that will look at the neurobiology of learning.

Angry farmers confronted the NSW Premier in Tamworth this week, forcing the Government to look over a recent mine approval.

Engineers at New York University have pinched the action of the wings of birds to use in the design of new water pump.

A simple fence could be the Achilles’ heel of cane toad invasion in rural areas.

Dry times have prompted the Baird Government in NSW to unveil a $300 million drought assistance and resilience package for farmers.

Key water organisations in Australia and Vietnam have made a joint agreement to address some of the big water challenges facing Vietnam.

Building public support for climate change policies must go further than just improving the public’s understanding of science, new research says.

Many families will pay $60 more for childcare each day when new staffing rules are applied next year, which does little for Tony Abbott’s pledge to make daycare cheaper.

Some major Australian companies will soon appear in an ad campaign plugging the benefits of a culturally-diverse workforce.

A new report from Samsung says there is a big trust deficit at workplaces when it comes to flexible work practices.

Those sheltered few who still believe man has no impact on the climate have had one of their central arguments debased.

Researchers have discovered evidence of a microorganism that has not evolved in more than 2 billion years, living in Western Australian waters.

The University of New South Wales is helping authorities spy on Australia from space.

Aquatic environmental issues were a central part of Queensland Labor’s recent election bid, and with the party looking like it will take the state, some are wondering how much weight the promises will have.

Santos is blaming low oil prices for its decision to sack workers.

The New South Wales Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) has given the green light to let Rio Tinto’s Bengalla mine keep running for the next 24 years.

Experts say supply chain issues are preventing vital shipments from getting where they are needed.

BHP Billiton is looking to avoid a $2.2 million payment to a dying mesothelioma victim.

Authorities are looking to leap-frog legislators and come up with their own transport industry carbon emissions measurement.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released the annual census of the national vehicle fleet, which shows that Australian vehicles are growing and aging.