Les Blakebrough,who was at the forefront of refined porcelain-making in Australian ceramics,has died after a stroke,aged 92.
Convicted insider trader John Gay has asked the Tasmanian Supreme Court to scotch a further financial penalty sought by the Commonwealth against him.
The Turnbull government appears to have been caught out by Japan's whalers - pinning hopes on diplomacy to halt them,just as the fleet's departure for the Antarctic was announced.
Climate change seems to be behind an expansion of Antarctica's winter fringe of sea ice. Chinese and Australian scientists are teaming up to find out more.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended the government's decision to select a British-based operator and Dutch shipyard for Australia's $1 billion Antarctic icebreaker project.
Walk into your street today,and step out five metres along the footpath. Mark that spot,return tomorrow and step out an extra five metres. Do this every day,and you'll keep pace with warm sea water as it seeps under a West Antarctic glacier.
A prized $120 million CSIRO ship built to study marine science has been hired out to international energy giants Chevron and BP to help them search for oil and gas in the iconic waters of the Great Australian Bight.
He's one of Australia's most deeply experienced,best credentialled diplomats – and he has just weeks to try to persuade Japan not go to whaling in the Antarctic again.
"When it comes to fighting terror we're all in this together. Labor and Liberals,we're all Australians first,"says Opposition leader Bill Shorten
Federal government ministers have been given a green light by Prime Minister Tony Abbott to appear on the ABC program Q&A again.
Some of the last Antarctic pirate fishers have been dealt a $A2.4 million further blow,as authorities take a stranglehold over their chase for toothfish"white gold".