More than one in three men in Australia reported using violence with an intimate partner in a first of its kind study which shows gender-based abuse is rising, despite years of national attention on ...

Scientists have long tried to uncover the perilous journey humans took to reach the ancient land mass that now makes up ...

Debate has long surrounded when humans first traveled into Sahul, the ancient landmass that is now Australia, New Guinea and ...

A genetic study has revealed that the marsupial mole, an elusive Australian species, is a true marsupial, more closely related to bilbies and bandicoots than to other moles. This discovery, based on a ...

A University of Sydney-led study published in the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry has found 42% of Australian adults—more than eight million people—experienced a traumatic event as ...

The world's rainforests are typically thought of as crucial "carbon sinks" -- sucking huge quantities of planet-heating emissions from the atmosphere. Some models predict that increased carbon dioxide ...

In a new study, Australians do not fully understand what’s at stake if Taiwan’s democracy is threatened by China.

A recent study by researchers at the University of South Australia has indicated that the majority of Australians are not eating a balanced healthy diet as recommended by the Australian Dietary ...

One of the strongest predictors of whether an international graduate will find employment on Australia’s post-study work visa is whether they worked during their studies. But while employment rates ...