Anyone found to be ignoring the closures and trespassing on the islands could be hit with a maximum penalty of $20,028. Each ...

China operates the world’s largest navy by hull count, allowing it to expand its military presence and assert its influence.

Chevron Australia and the Gorgon joint venture participants have taken a final investment decision (FID) to proceed with ...

Nearly 250 years ago, Europeans established their first permanent settlement in Australia and came into contact with the continent’s Aboriginal people. Now, a new study published in Science Advances ...

After Vladimir Putin declared Russia was ‘ready right now’ to fight Europe, fears have grown over World War 3 breaking out ...

In the north, distinctive lineages such as M27, M28, and M29′Q trace deep roots in New Guinea and Near Oceania, while in the ...

The treacherous sandbars and reefs along Australia’s western coast have caused the demise of many ships. The first European ship known to have wrecked there, Batavia, did so in 1629. Sailors searching ...

The world is waking up to what’s really happening to the climate and in electricity grids reliant on intermittent renewable ...

On Heard Island, a remote Australian subantarctic island some 4,000 km southwest of Perth, scientists were concerned after ...

Scientists have long tried to uncover the perilous journey humans took to reach the ancient land mass that now makes up ...

Located in the middle of the South Pacific, thousands of miles from the nearest continent, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is one of ...

On a windy a site with stunning views, Cape Wickham offers a compelling combination of coastal scenery and strategic intrigue.