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For most athletes, preparing for the world championship means just training, endurance and competition. But for Australian standup paddleboarder Charlie Verco, the weeks leading up to one of the biggest races of his career were anything but usual.

The laughing kookaburra is one of Australia's most recognisable birds, famous for its loud, human-like call and its reputation as a snake hunter. But in Western Australia, the bird's presence is the result of a deliberate experiment that began in the late 19th century.

Syngenta's decision to stop selling paraquat in Australia marks a major shift in the country's herbicide market. The move comes after the national regulator tightened safety rules on one of the world's most controversial weed killers, a chemical banned in more than 70 countries and long associated in public debate with Parkinson's disease.

KPMG Australia has stopped bidding for new Victorian government contracts as an investigation into the alleged misuse of confidential client information deepens. The audit and consulting firm is also withdrawing from ongoing tenders, while facing possible job cuts, lower partner pay and wider restrictions on public sector work across Australia.

Just two earlier, on Thursday, the Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Yvette Berry, resigned. Berry stepped down despite an integrity commission found no personal wrongdoing against her, reported the ABC.

Scientists have spent more than a year studying a major environmental disaster in Australian waters. However, a new study says the bloom was driven by several environmental changes that created ideal conditions for the algae to grow.

Wildfires: what can UK, other nations learn from Australia's world-leading fire response systems?

Two education ministers in two democracies resigned within 48 hours. Two days before India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned amid mounting political pressure over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy, his counterpart in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Yvette Berry, quit.

Quoting the rules of Islam, the lawmaker said the comment made her feel uncomfortable and singled out because of her religion and culture.

The bus was returning from a wedding in the Hunter Valley wine region when it overturned.