Vast swaths of southeastern Australia are sweltering in a heat wave that’s pushed temperatures to close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) and forced some residents to protect their ...

The government is being criticised for what's been described as a seriously negligent new plan for an invasive weed.

Parts of Australia could see record high temperatures in coming days as the second major heatwave in a month sweeps across ...

Parliamentary Budget Office figures show top 1% of taxpayers will receive nearly 60% of the benefit this financial year ...

Australia has enacted new laws for a national gun buyback, tighter background checks for gun licenses, and a crackdown on hate crimes in response to the country’s worst mass shooting in decades at a ...

SYDNEY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Australian authorities said on Thursday they were treating as a terrorism incident an attempt to ...

In 1935, native beetles were wreaking havoc on Australia’s sugar cane crops in Queensland. The beetle larvae lived in the ...

After living in the US for decades, returning to Australia brought unexpected culture shock and forced me to rebuild a sense of home.

Australia’s central bank has lifted its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 3.85%, after three rate cuts last year and as inflation surges.

Australians are deeply divided over whether January 26 is an appropriate day to celebrate Australia Day – and we are no ...