Deloitte Access Economics has warned of a "deflationary pulse" wending its way through the global economy, with the world "awash in supply" of hard commodities, just as the Turnbull government has

Sydney's fringes are serving as a dumping ground for asbestos waste as unscrupulous builders and renovators seek to avoid costly and labour-intensive legal disposal.

Australia's Olympic sailing boss Peter Conde has called on the sport to pressure Rio Olympics organizers to clean up water pollution ahead of next year's Games.

Environment Ministry's expert panel, EAC, has suggested use of imported coal with higher ash content of up to 25 per cent, as against 12 per cent now, to help domestic thermal power plants use high

CANBERRA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Australian scientists have developed technology that will speed up the process of analyzing mineral exploration, saving time and money.

State government of Australia's Victoria has begun the largest cull and relocation of koalas in an attempt to save the species from sickness and starvation in the state's Cape Otway region.

The quake originated about 600km north of Darwin in the Banda Sea (pictured)