“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni— dubbed Big Boy—is a totally new species. The ‘true’ Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax ...

By Shreya Dasgupta The Sydney funnel-web spider, a highly venomous arachnid found crawling in and around Australia’s most ...

Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study different populations of the Sydney funnel-web spider – one of the world’s deadliest spiders – and found there were three species, ...

Not everybody would be thrilled about having a newly discovered, plus-size species of deadly spider named after them—but not ...

On Overnights, there's great music and interesting guests from Australia and all parts of the globe. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and ...

A high pressure system over the southeastern Tasman Sea is extending a ridge towards far northeastern New South Wales maintaining a northeasterly airstream along much of the coast. A cold front and ...

Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming more likely about the coast in the evening. Winds southerly 25 to 40 km/h, increasing to 40 to 60 km/h along the coastal fringe. Large and powerful surf ...