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A Gold Coast man who cheated death after being attacked by a crocodile in Queensland's Far North has described the incredible moment he pulled his own head free from the creature's jaws.
Discount retailler Big W will phase out the majority of plastic bags on offer in stores nationally, in a new move set to save "480 tonnes of plastic from circulation" per year.
Central Coast locals have sighted a blue whale, an experience so rare experts say only six others have been seen off the east coast of Australia in a century.
Lawyers for a group of workers who cleaned up a massive coal ash spill in Tennessee led to a slew of illnesses, including fatal cancers, have reached a settlement with the contractor who organised the cleanup
The supermarket giant has removed plastic openings from some of its tissue boxes in an effort to cut an estimated 13 tonnes of plastic from circulation each year.
Shell Chairman Andrew Mackenzie could not start the meeting for more than an hour as dozens of protesters stood up, chanting and singing "Shut down Shell" and "Go to hell, Shell".
A man who was walking on tidal mud flats with friends in a US estuary got stuck up to his waist in the quicksand-like silt and drowned as the tide came in.
A big crocodile that rammed a family's small boat and then seemed keen to mount the vessel has highlighted how fishermen can quickly turn prey in the Northern Territory.
Aussie skiers and boarders may be in for a disappointing season this year as two major climate drivers collide, potentially resulting in poor or lower-than-average snowfall.
The South Australian government is vowing to punish protesters who shut down the city, with plans to introduce new legislation that will see those guilty facing fines of up to $50,000.
The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is one of the "main mechanisms influencing Australia's climate" and meteorologists say it's just reached one of its strongest positive levels on record.
Pleaded guilty to charges tied to the automaker's diesel emissions scandal, becoming the highest-ranking executive convicted over cars that cheated on emissions tests with the help of illegal software.
One lucky swimmer scuba diving off the coast of Israel has made the discovery of a lifetime, stumbling across an almost 2000-year-old Roman-era shipwreck.
One person was killed when his mobile home was crushed as a powerful tornado tore through a community near the southern tip of Texas before dawn on Saturday.
Seahorse hotels deep below the surface of the water on the New South Wales mid-north coast are providing hope for the future of the endangered species.
Gunter has removed venomous baby snakes from; a child's bedroom, someone's wardrobe, his own home - multiple times - a wall cavity, and as of this week, a retirement home. But that's not what worries him.
To the naked eye, ghost mushrooms can glow with an eerie white light. But when they are photographed with a long lens, the fungi lights up with a striking green glow.
An Australian company that promises to save 96 per cent of waste from landfill through state-of-the-art technology could be thrown on the scrap heap itself.
The Albanese government will spend $45.2 million on "critical repair work" in the Sydney Harbour, with the funds to be allocated in the upcoming 2023-24 budget.
A magistrate has commended high-profile NSW environmental activist Violet CoCo's protest activity but said she had gone "too far" defacing a Perth police station with spray paint.
The Northern Territory government has given the green light for on-shore gas drilling to go ahead at the Beetaloo Basin, despite warnings from scientists about its dangers.
A gold mining company in Western Australia has been fined $41,000 after authorities found a flood left damage "so significant it could be seen in satellite images".
New Zealand's North Island has been rocked by a number of strong consecutive earthquakes this morning, just hours after 7.2 magnitude quake shook the same region yesterday.
Droughts, floods and record low ice levels - from the top of the world's mountains to the depths of the ocean, the climate crisis took a heavy toll in 2022.
Armed with a new round of State Government funding, and a helicopter-riding crack team of rangers, they're developing a new technique that will insure against the worst outcomes of fire.
The majority of the plastic comes from a human industry, however between 10 and 20 per cent of the total volume can be traced back to a devastating natural disaster.