Hawaii is on track to ban the sale of sunscreens containing two common chemicals, because of the damaging impact those chemicals have on their coral reefs — but Australia is reluctant to follow suit.
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Will a mass carp killing help or hinder Australia's native water species?
Research finds a mass carp culling could have a major impact on native flora and fauna due to the amount of biomass in Australia’s waterways.
Man who sent ex-girlfriend's car into oncoming traffic jailed for five years
A man who strangled, spat on and burnt his ex-girlfriend before sending her car into oncoming traffic causing a head-on crash, has been sentenced to five years in prison.
Queensland businesses 'illegally overcharged' by Ergon Energy
More than a 1,000 large businesses were overcharged for power by the state’s only regional provider, the competition watchdog reveals as it launches a major investigation.
Daniel Morcombe's killer Brett Peter Cowan attacked in prison
Brett Peter Cowan is assaulted by another inmate in Brisbane’s Wolston Correctional Centre, suffering superficial wounds to his neck and ear.
Australia's best winter festivals, as shared by you
What better way to embrace the chillier months and shorter days than a great winter festival?
Python picks on wrong possum after mother scratches, bites snake to free baby
A hungry carpet python bites off more than it can chew when a midnight snack of a baby possum is thwarted by its mother wrangling her infant free from the reptile’s grasp.
Freediver won't let split-second blackout stop world record dream
When Amber Bourke bobbed to the ocean’s surface off the Philippines, she thought she’d broken a freediving world record. Then she lost consciousness.
Tightening of Qld land-clearing laws prompts farmers' fears for future
Landholders will again be banned from broadscale clearing of remnant vegetation after the Queensland Parliament passed the Palaszczuk Government’s signature environmental reform overnight.
'Like we are not supposed to win': Bulldogs coach could fall foul of NRL after Broncos loss
Fuming Canterbury coach Dean Pay may soon get even angrier with the NRL set to review his scathing criticism of officials after a controversial 22-20 loss to Brisbane.