Drop is a result of reduced land clearing and greater vegetation regrowth, but experts say land clearing in Queensland may be significantly underreportedSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityThe Australian red meat industry has recorded a 78% reduction in net greenhouse gas...

With unintentional opioid-related deaths nearly tripling nationally since 2006, experts are calling for greater awarenessFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastJust 60% of pharmacies stock naloxone, a life-saving medication that rapidly reverses the effects of an...

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. Despite budget deficits and job cuts across the university sector, six out of the eight vice-chancellors of Victoria’s top universities are earning more than $1m as the federal government vows a crackdown...

The Australian Security Leaders Climate Group says the government needs a dedicated climate threat intelligence unit. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPrime minister says trial ongoing into funding for women escaping violenceThe prime minister Anthony Albanese is speaking to ABC RN about...

Emma Heyink and Tom Power say the premier made false comments about protest at company’s annual general meetingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTwo 17-year-old climate activists are alleging the Western Australian premier, Roger Cook, defamed them by falsely...

The first-term federal Labor MP is in Azerbaijan where he hopes to qualify for Paris in the men’s 10-metre air pistol shooting eventFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFrom Cessnock to Canberra to the Caspian Sea, the Hunter MP, Dan Repacholi, has flown to Azerbaijan...