A deadly bird flu strain is headed for Australia – and First Nations people have the know-how to tackle it
Indigenous peoples have been largely excluded from the federal government’s planning for the arrival of H5N1. When will this ...
Magpies, bad luck and Cromwell’s colonels
Many, on meeting the bird, raise their cap to it or even salute it to avoid bad luck. Seeing a lone magpie before going out ...
There's nothing quite as uplifting as a magpie's warbling
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Skull fossil discovery reveals oldest known modern bird
A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...
After the asteroid, the earliest bird ancestors thrived in Antarctica
With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...
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Ancient relative of geese is the earliest known modern bird
A newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and ...
Kerry Katona wants to stay single for a year
Kerry Katona wants to "be single for 12 months". The 44-year-old star - who split from her fiance Ryan Mahoney in November ...
Brian Murphy dies aged 92: Tributes to star of 70s sitcoms George and Mildred and Man About The House
British sitcom star Brian Murphy has died aged 92. Murphy was best known for his roles in the 70s sitcoms George and Mildred ...
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St Mary’s upset reigning premiers PINT, Sophie Hatzismalis get the win in 100th cap
Picture: Jack Riddiford / AFLNT Media Palmerston Magpies demolished the Wanderers in the battle of the birds. The hapless Eagles have been suffering through another dismal season and it seems as ...