Google Maps traces its roots to Sydney, where Where 2 Technologies laid the groundwork for what would become a global navigation tool. From its humble beginnings on a Hunters Hill whiteboard, Google ...

A rare bloom with a pungent odour like decaying flesh has opened in the Australian capital – the nation’s third such extraordinary flowering in as many months.

Native wombats and invasive rabbits are important to Australian ecosystems, but how do you work out where they live? That’s ...

New data has exposed a frightening reality in one state, with a map revealing the most dangerous suburbs at night.

A paleontologist journeys through Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago in search of our earliest ancestors, and uncovers how ...

SYDNEY, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Australian researchers have created a new detailed map of Antarctica's ice-free land that they say will help protect the continent's biodiversity. The team, led by ...

The Australian Open is a Grand Slam tournament held live from Melbourne for two weeks in January, finishing on Australia Day. Founded in 1905, women have been competing in the Aussie Open since 1922.

Selected as the Australian Open’s First Nations artist for 2025, creator Bobbi Lockyer sought to offset the ubiquitous blue of Melbourne Park with the rich pastel hues of a north-west WA sunset. Based ...

The quality of Australia’s internet services has slipped to an embarrassing spot behind global competitors – as a new survey measures the overall digital wellbeing of the country. Dutch ...

There has been some recorded backlash to the initiatives in Australia with Rio Tinto reporting increased hostility to women after it pushed for greater diversity in its ranks. The Diversity ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Australia has a sandcastle culture, according to Jim Davidson, one-time editor of Meanjin. His point: we suffer from cultural amnesia.

By Victoria Kim Reporting from Sydney, Australia In Melbourne, masked men set fire to a storied synagogue. In Sydney, a synagogue was defaced with red swastikas spray painted along the fence ...