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Heated words led to Wollongong brawl: court

An Albion Park Rail man involved in a broad daylight punch-up in Crown Street Mall has been placed on a good behaviour bond. Henry David Wellin pleaded guilty to a charge of affray. He was sentenced at Port Kembla Local Court on Thursday. The court ... >> view original

The road to Mars: NASA's next 30 years

What will NASA be up to by 2030? The space agency (and even President Barack Obama) hopes it will be close to launching a manned mission to the surface of Mars. But, before that's possible, there's a whole lot of puzzle pieces to fit together. In fact, some ... >> view original

Japan to Resume Antarctic Whaling Over Concerns of Conservationists

A worker carves into a Baird's Beaked whale at Wada port in Minamiboso, southeast of Tokyo June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Issei Kato. Filed Under: World, Japan, Whaling. Japanese whaling boats will return to the Antarctic next year despite international ... >> view original

Giant Basking Shark Caught: Amazing Pictures Show Rare Species Snagged Off ...

A giant basking shark was caught off the coast of Australia, but instead of going on the mantle the enormous fish is headed straight to the museum to be studied. The basking shark is one of the largest and rarest species of the giant fish, and unlike its more ... >> view original

Climate change may negate health gains: panel

PARIS: Climate change may wipe out the last 50 years' gains in global health by ramping up heatwaves, flood, drought, hunger and disease, an expert panel said on Tuesday. “Climate change is a medical emergency,” said Hugh Montgomery, a University ... >> view original

Greg Hunt: Australia's emissions reductions are well on track for the 2020 target

This article is part of Climate for Change, a Fairfax Media series on global warming. Full coverage can be found here. Follow our coverage on Facebook. Australia has just held what is arguably the most successful emissions-reduction auction anywhere in the ... >> view original

Fraser Island

For those of us who live in Brisbane or nearby, there's so much to choose from that you forget there are amazing destinations that attract visitors from the other side of the world. One place I'm guilty of not paying enough attention to is Fraser Island, which is a ... >> view original

Antarctica has more life than thought – study

Nearly 250 years after Captain James Cook declared Antarctica not worth the effort of exploring, scientists now believe it is even richer in plant and animal life than they even suspected. The harsh environment of the ice and Southern Ocean have always been ... >> view original

Welcome to the Dawn of the Age of Robots

Growing up, I believed that very soon we would all have robots like Rosie, from The Jetsons, cleaning up after us. For those out there who are too young to remember The Jetsons, Rosie is the family's domestically adroit robot maid. After all, why should ... >> view original

Beam of light in the clouds may be caused by shifting electric fields

A mysterious band of light has been spotted high in a cloud, appearing to look like something that is out of this world. In reality the rare event is a 'jumping sundog', a remarkable phenomenon that sees rapid light changes in clouds. The cause of the ... >> view original