The sea lion was found at Seal Bay on Kangaroo Island.

With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...

TEQSA imposes four conditions on ANU after governance review

Funder’s new five-year strategy aims to boost national priority fields, while backing curiosity-driven research

Two senior academics from Macquarie University allege they were targeted for redundancy because of their union activity.

A woman who says she suffered life-changing stress and anxiety – and later, the death of one of her babies – after a Victoria Police officer unlawfully disclosed that she was pregnant wants her story known.

Patients have been left frustrated and scared after learning that a life-saving breast cancer and endometriosis drug is to be pulled from shelves in Australia and some other countries.

The reaction to the budget has revealed Australia’s warped priorities, with the appalling inequality in dental care among the issues actively ignored

Targeted policy interventions that eliminate racial discrimination against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children could have high potential to reduce inequities in mental health and sleep prob...

The government has defended its response, citing the upcoming royal commission and work done by the Islamophobia and antisemitism special envoys

Researchers say securing funding has become increasingly tough, with many left with no choice but to spend a disproportionate amount of time applying for grants.

Researchers say securing funding has become increasingly tough, with many left with no choice but to spend a disproportionate amount of time applying for grants.

With immunisation rates declining and outbreaks of infectious diseases like measles increasing, the consequences of vaccine hesitancy in Australia are becoming clearer.

While parts of South Australia celebrate what could be the end of a devastating algal bloom, nearby communities are seeing the effects for the first time.

Conservationists estimate coal exported from expanded mine to release CO2 equivalent of about half Australia’s annual carbon footprint

The Coalition will block moves to scrap the health agency, leaving the government without the upper house votes it needs.

The impact of fires on wildlife can be ‘catastrophic’, with some plant species feared extinct

A damning judgement of ‘highhandedness or cynical disregard’ by the Medicare watchdog has established a new front for civil litigation of public servants named in the robodebt royal commission.

The Queensland government euthanises six dingoes involved in Piper James's death on K'gari, and is expected to cull more in the coming days.

Dozens of rallies, marches, ceremonies and other events will be held around Australia on Monday, 26 January to honour Aboriginal