Greater economic engagement with South-East Asia is needed not only for Australia’s sustained prosperity but also for its political clout as a bona fide Asian power, writes Asia Society President and ...

Australia's vast reserves of rare earth elements and critical minerals give the country a potential bargaining chip as it attempts to secure an exemption from U.S. President Donald Trump's latest ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have ...

New genetic research shows that DNA and archaeological evidence align with the "long chronology" of the peopling of Australia.

First, it’s an upside-down goal: a resource-driven economy supplying a massive share of the world’s essential commodities and already producing some of the planet’s lowest-emission fossil fuels is ...

About 330,000 new arrivals landed in the past year, swelling the nation's population to just shy of 28 million and fuelling fierce debate over housing, infrastructure and national identity. Data from ...

The size of the wildfires would cover a large portion of the United States. The raging fires in Australia have burned over 12.35 million acres of land -- with at least 24 people killed and more than 2 ...