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Carolyn was laid to rest in a coffin grown from mushrooms. She is part of a growing trend
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (558+ words) September 7, 2026 — 10:10am About 200,000 funerals take place in Australia every year, but a service in the Blue Mountains on Friday marked a first for Australia – the woman farewelled was in a coffin grown from mushrooms. Carolyn, a woman in her 70s whose family…...
It’s not enough for WA to act only once a species is in trouble
10+ hour, 16+ min ago (896+ words) Last month, five Australian marsupials were confirmed extinct on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, including the crested-tailed Mulgara. These tiny carnivorous marsupials were once distributed across most of arid Australia and ranged across Western Australia from…...
Melbourne records its warmest winter on record, as bushfire season looms
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (774+ words) September 1, 2026 — 3:39pm Melbourne has officially recorded the warmest winter since records began in 1855, with a mean temperature of 12.8 degrees – just above the 2013 record of 12.7 degrees. On Tuesday, the first day of spring, Melbourne reached a top of 23 degrees – well above the…...
Australian scientists working on revolutionary needle-fee IVF
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (26+ words) The Age Australian scientists are working towards a world-first needle-free IVF treatment in Victoria. August 31, 2026 — 4:59pm...
Hopeful signs on AI regulation and social media
1+ week, 1+ day ago (69+ words) The Age Add us as a preferred source on Google To submit a letter to The Age, email [email protected]. Please include your home address and telephone number. No attachments, please include your letter in the body of the email. See…...
Scientists make giant cyborg cockroaches that can fire drug-filled syringes
1+ week, 4+ day ago (783+ words) August 26, 2026 — 7:45pm If you ever find yourself buried beneath the rubble of an earthquake’s aftermath or expiring in a remote cave, salvation may not arrive in the form of a dashing rescuer or detection dog, but of a hulking, hissing, spiky-legged…...
Rescuers race to save whale after it beaches itself off Port Kennedy
1+ week, 4+ day ago (196+ words) August 26, 2026 — 2:31pm Authorities are racing to save a humpback whale that has beached itself off Perth’s south coast. The Department of Biosecurity, Conservation and Attractions confirmed officers are at Port Kennedy beach where the humpback whale has begun to become stranded....
WA news LIVE: Perth told to brace for storm, heavy rains
1+ week, 5+ day ago (249+ words) Perth is being warned to brace for a storm this morning, with up to 60 millimetres of rain tipped to fall throughout the day. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a storm advice for the Perth metropolitan South West, and lower…...
Environmental watchdog challenges giant data centre project over noise fears
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1066+ words) August 26, 2026 — 5:55am Victoria’s environmental watchdog has stepped in to object to a planned $1.1 billion data centre on the former Ford factory site in Campbellfield, warning of potential noise impacts and poor site layout. It is the first time the Environment Protection…...
The national weather forecast for Tuesday, August 25.
1+ week, 6+ day ago (21+ words) The national weather forecast for Tuesday, August 25. August 25, 2026 — 7:16am...