The study bolsters one hypothesis of when people arrived at the landmass that became Australia and other islands, and presents some of the earliest evidence of seafaring

Australia’s social media ban for children 16 and under officially went into effect at midnight local time on Dec. 10.

Droughts are lasting longer in Australia, particularly in some of our most populated regions, UNSW scientists have shown.

The Washington meetings raised questions that were not publicly answered, including whether the Australian Labor government gave commitments to increase military spending beyond even the current record levels.

A delegation of United Nations inspectors have raised the alarm about Australia's detention facilities and a breach of human rights.

Speaking at an anti-racism rally in Sydney, deputy leader of the Australian Greens, Mehreen Faruqi, told Sky News: "The far-right are emboldened in a way that I have never seen before."

More than one-third of Tuvalu’s 11,000 population applied for climate visas to migrate to Australia under a deal the countries struck two years ago.

Australia has welcomed the first climate migrants from Tuvalu, a Pacific nation facing inundation due to rising sea levels. A groundbreaking bilateral