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Saturday, December 09

Golden breed: DNA tests show most wild dingoes are pure, not hybrids

The majority of dingoes in Australia are pure-blooded and not a genetic mix with domestic dogs, according to surprising research.

Meet the quiet heroes most likely to stop you drowning at the beach this summer

There’s 2.5 million of them searching for the perfect wave in Australian waters, but the chances are higher that they may save your life.

A new study estimates there are 50 billion birds in the world (Picture: The Conversation)

Hitchcock was right: Aussie study finds six birds on Earth for every human

More than 600,000 citizen scientists around the world have contributed to an Australian research project that’s concluded there are roughly 50 billion birds in the world.

Surely our darkest crisis is not the time for politicians to be keeping their distance

By cancelling the next scheduled sitting of Parliament without a plan B in place, the Morrison Government has failed a COVID-19 test that parliaments elsewhere around the world have managed to pass, writes Dennis Atkins

Prime cut: China's trade beef to cost us $581 million, report warns

China’s suspension of imports from four Australian abattoirs in May could cost the beef industry $581 million as momentum to seek new trading partners gathers pace.