Alison Rourke

The world’s biggest tobacco company have gone to court in order to prevent the Australian government from forcing them to sell in unbranded packets.

The Great Barrier Reef in Australia has been put in danger due to farmers using a pesticide, environmental groups warn.

Julia Gillard will remain Australia’s prime minister after winning the resounding backing of her Labour party in a leadership challenge by Kevin Rudd.

Watching too much television could shorten your life, a study suggests.

They call Wollongong "carbon central", but in Australia’s polarised climate change debate, this mining hub is not central at all.

With polling day on Saturday, Australia’s first woman prime minister is working overtime to overcome a strong challenge for her opposer.