Steady international interest in alpaca fibre and increasing prices could help encourage Australia's niche alpaca industry to grow further.

An alpaca owner has alleged a rural supermarket breached discrimination laws by not allowing the animal into the store.

There are an estimated 350,000 alpacas within Australia, predominantly farmed for their fibre. The Carpenters legend dies aged 84 Range anxiety – or charger drama? Australians are buying hybrid ...

Among the crowd of more than 1,000 well-wishers at the Australian War Memorial on Monday, Oct. 21, Hephner, a 9-year-old alpaca, stood out with his regal attire: a suit, bow tie and a gold crown ...

Alpaca handler Christine Hayward said one of ... “There’s people from South Australia, Western Australia … coming to the shows enables you to get together with those people, which is really ...

From there, they are sent to countries as far afield as Australia and the United States, where they are sold for their wool or as pets and can fetch thousands and thousands of dollars. For many poor ...