A study published in the journal Nature finds a strong link between higher sea surface temperatures and a major decline in phytoplankton, which forms the base of the marine food chain.
A report on the world's climate has confirmed that 2009 was one of Australia's hottest years on record and provides more evidence of global warming.
Disendorsed Labor MP Belinda Neal has ended weeks of speculation about her future by confirming she will not be running as an independent in the NSW seat of Robertson.
Children with a disability would be given $12,000 to help pay for early intervention treatment under a re-elected Labor government, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced.
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans hopes Quade Cooper's two-match suspension for a dangerous tackle has a discouraging effect on other players looking to try similar tactics.
Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan is refusing to say whether he is investigating the source of explosive Labor leaks and when he last spoke to Kevin Rudd.
A new study has found loneliness can be as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day or drinking heavily.
Northern Territory Police say a teenager tried to avoid arrest by waiting in the middle of a crocodile-infested river.
An asylum seeker boat in distress has been stopped by Customs officials near Christmas Island, Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor has confirmed.
French police have detained a couple after the bodies of eight newborn babies were found in a house and in the garden of another home in a northern village.
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