SYDNEY - A new report into the effects of climate change on Australia's vast coastline is forcing Aussies to consider the unthinkable: life away from the surf. More »
SYDNEY - A new report into the effects of climate change on Australia's vast coastline is forcing Aussies to consider the unthinkable: life away from the surf. More »
SYDNEY (AFP) - - Australia may have to force people to evacuate coastal areas as rising sea levels threaten thousands of homes, an official report has warned.
SYDNEY (AFP) - - Japan's Tokai Challenger was on Monday leading a solar car race across the harsh Australian Outback, having covered about half of the 3,000 kilometre (1,860 mile) desert course, officials said.
MELBOURNE (AFP) - - A man accused of plotting to kill Australian soldiers in an armed assault on a Sydney barracks expressed delight at devastating bushfires which killed 173 people here, a court heard Monday.
SYDNEY (AFP) - - Australian police have posted a 1.0 million dollar (927,000 US) reward for a man suspected to have ordered the killing of a self-proclaimed vampire.
SYDNEY - Thousands of people ate breakfast on the Sydney Harbor Bridge as the iconic steel span was transformed Sunday into a grassy picnic ground.
SYDNEY (AFP) - - Climate activists gathered on the steps of Sydney's iconic Opera House Saturday and along the city's beaches to kick off an international day of protest about global warming.
CANBERRA, Australia - Children are being held in a crowded detention camp for asylum seekers on a remote Indian Ocean island, contrary to government policy that they should be housed elsewhere, a state rights commission reported Friday.
SYDNEY (AFP) - - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd shrugged off concerns from a top Treasury official that the country could not sustain a forecast population boom of 60 percent by 2049.
PERTH, Australia (AFP) - - An 88-year-old accused of Nazi war crimes has vowed to fight his extradition to Hungary after being taken into custody in Australia, a report said.
PERTH, Australia - An 88-year-old man accused by Hungary of Nazi war crimes during World War II surrendered to Australian police Thursday after exhausting his appeals against extradition.
SYDNEY (AFP) - - A self-styled Muslim cleric sent hate mail to the families of Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan, reports said Thursday, prompting sharp condemnation from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
SYDNEY - Don Lane, an American song-and-dance man who became an enduring television celebrity in Australia known as "The Lanky Yank," died Thursday.
COLOMBO (AFP) - - Fear of persecution and a lack of jobs at home are driving thousands of Sri Lankans to risk perilous boat rides to developed countries, according to officials and politicians.
SYDNEY (AFP) - - Australia on Wednesday said it wanted to bring its military involvement in Afghanistan to a quick end, despite US and NATO calls for more troops to shore up the campaign against a resurgent Taliban.
MELBOURNE (AFP) - - Australian budget airline Virgin Blue defended its safety record Wednesday after a front wheel malfunctioned on landing, sending an aircraft veering across the runway.
SYDNEY (AFP) - - Residents were urged to leave their homes Tuesday as erratic winds brought wildfires dangerously close to hundreds of suburban properties in Australia's northeast, officials said.
SYDNEY (AFP) - - An Australian schoolgirl bidding to become the youngest solo round-the-world sailor was asleep and tracking the wrong vessel when she hit a giant cargo ship during a test run, an inquiry found Tuesday.
ADELAIDE, Australia - An Australian elementary school has banned hugging and other displays of affection between preteen boys and girls to set a good example for younger students, the principal said Tuesday.
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