Canberra families are bracing for the cost of winter sport to hit hard this year as they deal with rising costs on and off ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

Australia's burrowing echidna evolved from a water-dwelling ancestor in an "extremely rare" biological event, scientists said ...

We may have gotten the evolutionary origins of the echidna backward, as new research suggests its ancestors probably lived in ...

Find out what's on for kids and family in Illawarra, and the South Coast including things to do, children's theatre, school ...

Australia is known for its odd wildlife, but the echidna might just take the crown. With spines like a porcupine, a snout like an anteater, and the ability to lay eggs like a reptile, this bizarre ...

A community environment group has found wildlife on an isolated section of land cut off from Bribie Island and fears coastal ...

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