The detection comes after a major migration of beehives arrived in Victoria for the annual pollination of almond and stonefruit crops.

Singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke said some of her "most peak experiences on stage" had been at Bluesfest and mourned lost opportunities for future generations of musicians,.

"Australian artists who are up and coming, who are honing their craft, really rely on these festivals," she said. 

Will Australia's next iconic artwork be a game? As the industry matures, a growing suite of Aussie game developers is helping players explore never-before-seen regions and communities. 

A helicopter that crashed into a Far North Queensland hotel roof was stolen before being taken on an "unauthorised flight", the aviation company it belonged to has confirmed. 

As demand for plantation timber grows, wildlife advocates would like to see biodiversity corridors between plantations.

Palaeontologists working near Alice Springs uncover for the first time a set of articulated bones and partial skeleton of Ilbandornis woodburnei, a massive bird that once roamed an evolving continent 8 million years ago.  

Australian authorities have responded after local tour guides and traditional owners spotted four boats moored at Kuri Bay in far northern WA.

A Victorian prison program is helping inmates prepare for life on the outside by setting them up with the skills and set routine to find careers in the dairy industry.

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The Garma festival, held on Arnhem Land in the remote Northern Territory, is taking place for the first time since the Indigenous Voice to Parliament was voted down by more than 60 per cent of voters.