From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Conservation detection dogs are being deployed as a way to sniff out and monitor native freshwater turtle nests along parts of the River Murray. It's part of South Australia's first turtle management ...

Imagine you’re in south-east Cape York Peninsula, heading north from the tiny town of Laura – population 133. You’re in a dusty four wheel drive, bumping over a rough gravel road to a remote location ...

Perfectly preserved rock art site reveals 1,700 years of Aboriginal string craft by Lynley Wallis, Christine Musgrave, Heather Burke, Roseanne George, The Conversation edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed ...

At a recent exhibition preview in Dungun, Terengganu, one-of-a-kind turtle sculptures were on display, bathed in soft light with mirrors beneath to highlight their unique shapes and colours. These ...

IDW has big plans in store for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise this fall. In addition to welcoming a new creative team on the flagship TMNT series, they're also launching a multiverse ...

It's one of the oldest Aboriginal art festivals in Australia and brings hundreds of artists, and their works, from across the country's interior to Alice Springs, in a celebration of desert culture ...

Co-founded by lead singer Yunupiŋu Yirrnja, the nephew of prominent Aboriginal musician Dr Yunupingu, King Stingray is an Australian band that plays a unique style of music they call Yolŋu surf rock, ...

One of the bigger announcements to come out of SDCC 2025 was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Battle Nexus, a new series that draws on the entire TMNT multiverse. While the Mirage Comics version of ...

The Tate Modern in London is currently hosting a landmark exhibition celebrating the art of Emily Kame Kngwarreye (c. 1914–1996), recognised as one of Australia’s most significant visual artists of ...

A view of “Significant” at D’Lan Contemporary’s Melbourne gallery. Courtesy D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne. Photo: Gus Davidson A renewed surge of interest sparked by biennials and major institutions ...

The golden rule when it comes to sea turtles is simple: look, but don’t touch. But in Edisto, there’s a new kind of turtle drawing attention — and this time, interaction is encouraged. In fact, the ...