Fossil of dinosaur swept away in ancient Australian river found
In sandstone next to the high tide mark at the edge of Bass Strait in southeastern Australia, scientists have unearthed fossils of a two-legged, turkey-sized, plant-eating dinosaur apparently swept away…
Corals die, farmers suffer through Australia’s third-hottest year
Australia has had its third-hottest year on record in 2017, the country’s weather bureau says, as global warming changed the continent’s climate and farmers warned unpredictable seasons are hurting the…
Midnight marriages usher in Australia’s same-sex wedding laws
At the stroke of midnight and in the early hours of Tuesday morning dozens of same-sex couples exchanged wedding vows across Australia as laws making the nation the 26th in…
Tennis: Australia impatient for home champion at Melbourne Park
For a tournament branded the “happy slam” by Roger Federer, the Australian Open has given little cheer to home players. Forty years have passed since Chris O’Neil held the Daphne…
Bushfires destroy buildings in Australia as heatwave melts highway surface
Bushfires in Australia have destroyed buildings and threatened lives as a heatwave in three states brought temperatures strong enough to melt the bitumen on a highway. A fire raging out…
Starfish eating Australia’s Great Barrier Reef alarm scientists
A major outbreak of coral-eating crown of thorns starfish has been found munching Australia’s world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, scientists said, prompting the government to begin culling the spiky marine…
Australia’s Cate Blanchett to head Cannes Film Festival jury
Australian movie star Cate Blanchett will head the jury at this year’s Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera, its organisers said. Blanchett, 48, received international acclaim for her role…
Australia to permit medicinal cannabis exports in bid to capture lucrative market
Australia says it plans to become the fourth country in the world to legalise medicinal marijuana exports in a bid to score a piece of the estimated $US55 billion global…
Tennis: No wildcard for Tomic at Australian Open
Bernard Tomic is set to sit out the Australian Open after Tennis Australia (TA) decided not to award him a wildcard to the main draw, the organisers said. TA boss…
Work begins to raise plane in which Compass CEO and family killed
Australian air crash investigators and police have begun hoisting a seaplane from the Sydney river where it sank after crashing on New Year’s Eve, killing six people, including the chief…
