Whole herds of cattle have drowned in vast inland floods sweeping across the Australian outback, officials said Tuesday, as ...

A major flood disaster is under way in Queensland. There are fears of devastating livestock losses as well as significant ...

The Japanese encephalitis virus, which is relatively new to Australia, poses a significant health risk to a naïve population.

The worst flooding in 50 years has turned parts of western Queensland into an inland sea, stranding communities and livestock ...

Far western Queensland floodwaters are visible from space heading towards Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in South Australia.

More rain is expected on Queensland's soaked catchments as flood alerts extend across more than 3000km of country. Bureau of ...

By John Cannon Millions of years ago, as the Indo-Australian plate pushed into the Pacific plate, a volcanic arc of islands ...

Communities across the Australian state of Queensland are bracing for more rain after record-breaking floods cut off roads ...

Fortescue Metals Group has proposed a 644MW solar plant in the mineral-rich Pilbara region of Western Australia.

A photographer, an airline pilot, a ship’s captain and others reveal where you’ll find the most spectacular, intriguing and ...

A new 60,000-seat Olympic stadium in inner-city parkland and a rowing venue in a crocodile-inhabited river have been unveiled ...

Just like Paul Hogan in 1980s classic Crocodile Dundee, croc-fever is dominating Games chat around the globe since this masthead revealed Rockhampton’s crocodile-inhabited Fitzroy River would host the ...