Platypuses are egg-laying mammals with webbed feet and duck-like bills. WWF-Australia / Rob Brewster Platypuses are back at Australia’s oldest national park after disappearing from it roughly 50 ...

The platypus, a species unique to Australia, was reintroduced into the country’s oldest national park just south of Sydney on Friday in a landmark conservation project after disappearing from ...

An Australian park ranger following a snake is being credited with catching what might be the world’s biggest toad. Dubbed “Toadzilla,” the cane toad weighed in at 2.7 kilograms, or 5.95 pounds.

A 4x4 drives through the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. The region now includes the new Nilpena Ediacara National Park, protecting some of the world’s most important fossil sites.

Not always As visitor numbers to national parks increases, so too do the numbers of safety incidents. In Western Australia, an average of 77 incidents per year occurred between 2011 and 2017.

What are the different camping options available? There are, essentially, three different types of camping on offer in Australia, each at different price points. There's the option to stay in a ...

The Northern Territory is home to 17 national parks, and a NT Park Pass is mandatory to visit nearly every single one of them. The best time to visit in terms of accessibility and safety is the ...