Dominique Schwartz

Bull riders will still tell you the Mount Isa Rodeo isn't a social event — they go to win. But as conditions in country Australia worsen, they're not the only ones hanging on.

In Central Australia, one of the largest and most pristine desert river systems on the planet is flooding, but with the water and wildlife comes a message from locals: the Lake Eyre Basin needs protecting.

Former One Nation senator Fraser Anning says he will join Bob Katter's Australian Party, and predicts that remaining One Nation senator Peter Georgiou won't last very much longer with Pauline Hanson.

An all-Australian syndicate makes a $386 million bid for the S Kidman and Co cattle empire, trumping that of mining magnate Gina Rinehart and her Chinese joint venture partner.

The first entirely Australian offer for the Kidman cattle empire is due to be lodged this weekend and will be higher than Gina Rinehart's Australian-Chinese bid, a member of the domestic syndicate says.

Beyond the sandy beaches and shimmering lagoons of the Cook Islands, there is a jungle war being fought. The people of Atiu are hopeful that by September this year, their island will become the first in the South Pacific to be free of the myna.

New Zealand confirms it will follow Australia's lead on enacting plain packaging laws for tobacco products.

Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton has said Australians can learn a lesson from Tuesday’s landmark finding that her baby daughter, Azaria, was taken and killed by a dingo. The lesson: that Australia’s native dogs can be dangerous and that people should therefore take the necessary precautions when in their domain.

A Queensland-based man who once worked at a New Zealand army museum has appeared in court charged over the theft of more than 800 war medals.