At its best, the scheme changes lives – like an abattoir worker using savings to supply clean drinking water to his Vanuatu village. But exploitation remains rife.

An undeveloped block of trees and shrubs on Sydney’s north-west suburban sprawl exposes the tension at the heart of new housing developments.

Late last year, Margaret River also hosted the first World’s 50 Best Vineyards event (previously called World’s Best ...

European farmers are also wary of the compounding impact of free trade agreements being signed with South American nations as ...

Mongabay recently launched the Australian Biodiversity Special Reporting Project, which will produce sustained, high-quality ...

Vast swaths of southeastern Australia are sweltering in a heat wave that’s pushed temperatures to close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) and forced some residents to protect their ...

A local plaque claims Princess Diana visited a pub in town nearby, but it’s the wedding of Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch that ...

A tropical cyclone warning has been issued for between Broome to Kuri Bay in the Kimberley. The system is expected to cross ...

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA — Australia is expected to see its largest barley crop and second-largest wheat crop on record in 2025-26 ...

Researchers from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have unlocked the most detailed genetic blueprint yet of a major ...

A report just released by tech company Digital Agriculture Services shows 900,000ha of Australian agricultural land has shifted from pasture to cropping in the past two years alone to give Australia a ...

Mixed-farming, high-rainfall, and irrigation areas have accounted for much of the 900,000ha shift from pastures to cropping ...