A statue in Sydney of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, was sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before Australia's national ...
Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching ...
Health authorities are warning of an infectious measles case on a flight from the US to Sydney and then another flight onto the Gold Coast.
A rare plant known as the corpse flower bloomed in Sydney on Friday for the first time in more than a decade, emitting an odour likened to rotting flesh and delighting thousands who queued for a whiff ...
A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney's east has been splashed with red paint and had the sandstone damaged for the second time in 12 months.
Another major hospitality group has decided to snub Australia Day celebrations, instead encouraging patrons to spend money at its ritzy venues on the “January Long Weekend”.
Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the ...
The police said they were investigating whether “overseas actors” were involved in the vandalizing of synagogues and a day ...
The long weekend is set to end on a sizzling hot note, with clear skies and plenty of sunshine expected across most capital cities.
A barbecue, a protest … or a good book? We asked some of our leading historians to choose an essential Australia Day read. Here are the works they consider crucial to understanding our culture and ...
The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three ...
Heads of the country’s largest commercial landlords avoid commenting on the US president’s executive order. But they want workers back.