Police in Australia launched an investigation on Friday after a statue of British naval officer James Cook was found ...

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 ...

An endangered tropical plant that emits the stench of a rotting corpse during its rare blooms has begun to flower in a ...

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

We are just days away from Australia Day. I had in mind to update an essay I wrote for The Australian in 2014, The Shorter ...

From 1792 Pemulwuy resisted colonisation by leading raids on stations and military camps near the Parramatta, Hawkesbury and Georges rivers. In response, settlers were effectively authorised to shoot ...

Exclusive: Foxtel has made changes to its terms and conditions that has seen the end of online streaming access in remote ...

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

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

Affordability isn’t just about young people staying at home longer than they might want to. It’s an alert for a brewing catastrophe.

Because January 26 falls on a Sunday this year, many people will get a long weekend thanks to a public holiday on Monday.

Michael Clarke, former Australian cricket captain, has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. Clarke, known ...