Sean Murphy

The scientific name of this octopus species is O.djinda, which means star in the language of the Noongar people of Western Australia's south-west.

Australia’s zero greenhouse gas ambitions could be at risk if a vast reserve of carbon stored beneath the gin-clear waters off WA is released to the atmosphere, says a leading marine ecologist.

He was a man of many faces but few people knew of the forces that formed his ebullient personality.  

Ferrero Group, which makes the popular the Nutella spread, defends its withdrawal from a decade-long hazelnut farming endeavour in the New South Wales Riverina region, citing challenging weather conditions and disappointing yields.

More than a million prescriptions have been filled since medical cannabis was legalised in Australia in 2016, but patients with chronic pain are refusing to use it so they can continue driving without penalty.

Australian native seaweed asparagopsis is showing huge promise for drastic reductions in methane emissions from livestock, but experts are still questioning if it is safe.

Marron, a large freshwater crayfish endemic to WA’s south west, could be soon produced by robotics and artificial intelligence in an effort to boost the availability of the lucrative crayfish to consumers.

One of the nation’s largest native title settlements will deliver hundreds of millions of dollars and a land bank to the Noongar nation of Western Australia’s south west over the coming decade. It’s one of more than 130 agreements being negotiated by the WA government.

Regenerative farming in Australia is being held back by bureaucratic red tape, according to one of the nation’s leading farm advocacy groups.

Australia’s newest Landcare champion says agricultural chemical spray drift is poisoning trees and natural vegetation across the nation.