Although unicorns have long been thought to exist only in fairytales, apparently this mythical creature is real -- in the form of this animal.

The Australian Dollar truly changed the world with the release of the first polymer banknote in 1988, and continues to lead the planet in terms of banknote technology and innovation today.

Labor supports legislation in response to Christchurch shooting that threatens jail for executives, despite media companies’ concerns

It is an Untitled Marvel Studios Feature Film, with production to take place at Fox Studios Australia and other locations in Australia. The production is expected to spend more than $100 million in NSW and create up to 770 jobs for local screen professionals. This is a big-budget superhero film which the NSW Government has secured for Sydney through it’s Made in NSW fund and is the first Marvel Studios movie to be based in NSW.

Echidnas have a four-headed penis.

Regulatory approval comes after an 18 month trial and 3,000 deliveries

Executives at Facebook, YouTube and 4Chan could face jail time under new "world-first" laws designed to stop the sharing of violent videos and images on social networks. The legislation, developed in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shooting and passed in the Australian parliament on Thursday local time, targets social networks with hefty fines and even jail terms for company executives if they fail to take down "abhorrent violent material" shared on their platforms.

New risk rules for cryptocurrency exchanges will be put to the test with the latest hack on Japanese exchange Coincheck. Hackers stole US$660 million worth of NEM (its native cryptocurrency). In the past eight years, more than a third of all cryptocurrency exchanges have been hacked. The total losses exceed US$1 billion. Because cryptocurrencies are almost untraceable, the rate of recovery after a hack is very low.

Australia pledged Saturday to introduce new laws that could see social media executives jailed and tech giants fined billions for failing to remove extremist material from their platforms. The tough new legislation will be brought to parliament next week as Canberra pushes for social media companies to prevent their platforms from being "weaponised" by terrorists in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks.

Japan’s environment minister has announced he will “in principle” oppose any new plans to build or expand coal-fired power stations, as further signs emerge of a dramatic energy pivot by Australia’s top export market for thermal coal. Guardian Australia reported in March that Japan had cancelled a large percentage of planned investments in coal-fired power, while Japanese investment vehicles were ditching coal projects and instead seeking to back large-scale renewable projects across Asia.

In 1978, researchers estimated several hundred rodents lived on the island, but the numbers dropped to the double digits by 1998. Just 12 were caught in November 2004.

The Australian Senate has passed a bill effectively animal testing for chemicals used as ingredients in cosmetics. Under the measures, which are part of the Industrial Chemicals Bills 2017, companies cannot use data gleaned from animal testing when introducing a new chemical or ingredient to the beauty sector. According to campaigners, the measures will also help reduce reliance on animal testing and encourage the development of non-animal methods, which is in line with the wishes of the 85 percent of Australians...

Australian proponents of the 'right to repair' movement say the environment, consumers and small business are suffering without regulation. An Australian environmental charity has celebrated Clean Up Australia Day weekend by opening a new facility to help members of the public repair electronics. The Bower Reuse and Repair Centre is a Sydney-based not-for-profit, which provides facilities and guidance for people to fix, rather than discard, goods.

Extensive archaeological research in southern Victoria has again raised the prospect that people have lived in Australia for 120,000 years – twice as long as the broadly accepted period of human continental habitation. The research, with its contentious potential implications for Indigenous habitation of the continent that came to be Australia, has been presented to the Royal Society of Victoria by a group of academics including Jim Bowler...

Australian Jason Colton carried out the "vicious" attack on a guest who could not pay the bill.

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A young Down syndrome woman who became a viral star after 'video bombing' a live TV interview has taken to the skies as a Jetstar flight attendant. Georgia Knoll, from Mackay in Queensland, rose to stardom after interrupting a live Seven News TV broadcast to say hello to her mum and dad in 2016.

Volvo has teamed up with the Sydney Institute of Marine Science and Reef Design Lab to create the Living Seawall. The Living Seawall is designed to recreate the structure of native mangrove trees and provide a habitat for marine life, according to the company’s website. The automaker also claims that Living Seawall will aid biodiversity and keep the water clean by attracting filter-feeding organisms that can absorb and filter out pollutants such as heavy metals.

Australia is on track to meet its Paris climate commitments five years earlier than expected — in 2025 — according to new research from the Australian National University. Per capita, the country is installing renewable energy faster than China, Japan, the United States, and the European Union. "The electricity sector is on track to deliver Australia's entire Paris emissions reduction targets five years early, in 2025, without the need for any creative accounting," lead researcher Professor Andrew Blakers said.

Have you ever wondered what's going through your dog's mind when you say the word "walk"? And does your pup seem to show guilt when you ask them sternly "what have you done?" Their tail might drop between their legs, their ears droop down, and their eyes turn away. We often attribute human emotions to animals, in a practice called anthropomorphism. It's frowned upon in scientific circles, because it can lead us to incorrectly assume what animals are expressing.

A form of cancer treatment Lauren Krelsham credits with giving her another chance to live will be made more widely available, with the Federal Government announcing $80 million towards a facility in Melbourne. The $105 million treatment centre will be housed at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and will offer CAR T-cell therapy, Health Minister Greg Hunt said. The treatment involves removing some of a patient's immune system cells so they can be re-engineered in a lab, before they are reinserted to attack cancer cells.

There's fresh hope for the world's largest carnivorous marsupials whose numbers have been ravaged by disease.

James Harrison, 81, made his 1,173rd and final blood donation on Friday — the end of a 60-year donation streak that has saved the lives of 2.4 million babies, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. He's known, unsurprisingly, as "the man with the golden arm." "It's a sad day for me," he told the Herald. "The end of a long run."

Minister for Social Services Dan Tehan says clampdown necessary to protect public health

Uluru. Needs no explanation. Truly difficult to capture the massiveness of this sandstone formation. Every cleft and imperfection has cultural/"Dreamtime" significance. Unfortunately, the bush flies kept me from staying longer. You can see the smoke from controlled spinifex burnings begins the rock. You can see in the middle, a group of people walking on top. Picking up some Aboriginal hitchhikers, their first question was if I had climbed it.

The Australian government wants to increase the criminal penalty for refusing to decrypt data from 2 years to 10 years.

Researchers believe an Australian bee which produces a “cellophane-like” material for its nests could help to end the world’s reliance on disposable plastics. The native Hylaeus nubilosus masked bee, known for the distinctive yellow badge on its back, does not sting or live in hives but it has generated interest because of the nesting material it produces, which is non-toxic, waterproof, flame-resistant and able to withstand heat.

Nazi, fascist, socialist, ultra right-wing - these terms seem to be bandied about a lot these days. But what do they really mean?

Greek port authorities are expected to give an update into the death of Australian Instagram influencer Sinead McNamara, whose body was found on board a luxury yacht. The vessel is owned by Mexican billionaire magnate Alberto Baillères, and has been ordered by the Hellenic Coast Guard to remain docked at the port of Argostoli, on the Ionian island of Kefalonia, while detectives interview crew members and forensic tests are carried out. An autopsy has been ordered, to determine the cause of Ms McNamara's death.

A new bill will help its intelligence agencies circumvent encryption. And what starts Down Under won’t necessarily stay there.

Over the past week, people in Australia have started noticing needles hidden in fruit: first in strawberries, and now in an apple and a bananas. Two people who accidentally ate the needles had to go to hospital, and the trend has thrown the Australian fruit industry into crisis.

A large section of an Australian beach suddenly collapsed into the sea due to erosion, authorities said on Monday. The landslip, up to 300 metres wide, took place at Inskip Point in Queensland, reports news agency BBC. The authorities were however, not sure whether the incident took place on Sunday or Monday. "It's likely this erosion has been caused by the undermining of part of the shoreline by tidal flow, waves and currents," Queensland's Department of Environment and Science said in a statement.

Miner Henry Dole was in for a shock when he went into the Beta Hunt mine in southwestern Australia after the workers set off some explosives. "Everything was covered in dust, and as I watered the dirt down there was just gold everywhere, as far as you could see," he told Australia's ABC News. "There was chunks of gold in the face, on the ground, truly unique I reckon. ... I nearly fell over looking at it ... we were picking it up for hours."

Cervical cancer is set to become a rare disease in Australia within just two years and rendered so uncommon by 2028 it will be deemed eliminated as a public health problem for the first time anywhere in the world. The new forecast has been detailed in research in the Lancet Public Health Journal, which found that although global deaths from the disease still exceed 310,000 each year, Australia is heading towards a scenario where cervical cancer would be almost unheard of.