CANBERRA, Australia, May 6, 2013 (ENS) – Parts of Cape York Peninsula, one of the last wilderness areas on Earth, will be nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site by the Australian Government even as ...

The newly formed Cape York Alliance has written ­letters to the state and federal Attorneys-General demanding an inquiry into the operation of the Cape York Institute, Cape York Partnerships, Balkanu ...

This wild region of rainforest and savanna in far north Queensland is up for heritage listing, but hurdles remain. THE GREEN PYTHON, a spectacular sight curled around lush tropical foliage, is known ...

A quest to conquer cavities in all corners of Cape York has started with three new dental “drovers” sent north to service ...

Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Archaeology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland Michael Westaway receives funding from then Australian Research Council and has ...

One of the country's great wildernesses is gearing up for a bumper tourist season, as thousands of visitors prepare to tick Queensland's Cape York off their bucket list. National park camp sites on ...

Land and sea ranger Lee Ase remembers the first time he laid eyes on the mysterious specks of colour mottled on light sand at Mapoon Beach in Cape York. Cape York's beaches are a critical habitat for ...

A new species of leaf-tailed gecko sits on a tree trunk in the patches of rainforest on the top of the boulder fields of the Cape Melville Range. Photo: Tim Laman/National Geographic Cape Melville ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List has recently had a new entrant, and it is part of Cape York Peninsula. However, the situation isn’t as clear as it seems, as what many would see as a coup, ...

Dr Nick Skilton does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Last week, the Queensland government launched the ambitious Destination 2045 tourism plan, which aims to make the state a global leader in tourism. The plan highlights that one in six jobs in tropical ...