Herald newspaper reported Friday that Kokkinakis defied advice from Tennis Australia not to play in a St. Petersburg exhibition nearly two months ago.

A pastor who turned his Ohio church into an around-the-clock shelter for homeless people has been in a legal fight for more than a year over his ministry.

Experimental fungi and ‘robotic bees’ are among the ag-tech innovations being trialled in a country on the frontline of climate change ...

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 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 ...

Popping up on my FYP, all three meters of her, was Putricia the Corpse Flower, the Botanic Gardens of Sydney’s Araceae It girl.

The Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia featured this flower. Scientifically it's named the Giant Amorphophallus Titanum, but nicknamed Putricia by the locals for its foul stench.

Integrating lifestyle care into low back pain management resulted in greater improvements in disability, weight loss and physical quality of life vs. just guideline-recommended care, a randomized ...

A barbecue, a protest … or a good book? We asked some of our leading historians to choose an illuminating Australia Day read.

Australian airline Qantas has announced a mixed bag of changes to its loyalty program, with increases to some award rates and carrier-imposed surcharges but also some additional award availability and ...

Sydney Sweeney is getting some real-life practice in babysitting while making The Housemaid. The actress, 27, spent time with her 11-year-old costar Indiana Elle on Tuesday, Jan. 21, as they took in a ...

Sydney Sweeney takes a selfie in N.Y.C., plus Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott, Tyra Banks and more. From Los Angeles to New ...