Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here are some fun facts about Australia. Pictured: an aerial shot of the Sydney Opera House. Australia is a continent renowned for ...

Today is Australia Day in Australia! Australia Day is an annual national holiday celebrated each year on January 26th. It marks the day in 1788 when the first fleet of British ships arrived at Sydney ...

(Reuters) - Key facts about Australia, which will hold national elections on November 24. - Australia is the world's sixth oldest democracy. It gained independence from Britain on January 1, 1901 when ...

A Brisbane pub has been hosting an annual cockroach race on Australia Day for almost two decades. Why? Our thoughts exactly. The Story Bridge Hotel even goes as far as providing a sporting arena and ...

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Farmers would lose more than a third of irrigation water in Australia's major food bowl, the Murray-Darling, under a plan released on Friday to restore ailing rivers, posing a new ...

Australia is huge country. A country, full of interesting things. In this weekly segment, we review some interesting facts about one aspect of the country.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup is heading to Oceania. Australia and New Zealand will become the first countries to split hosting duties for the tournament when it kicks off on July 20. From there, 64 ...

Rep. Joe Courtney (D-2 nd District) explains how Electric Boat in Groton will be involved in a new international deal to build Australia’s first nuclear powered submarines, and the efforts to train ...

The FIFA Women’s World Cup is heading to Oceania. Australia and New Zealand will become the first countries to split hosting duties for the tournament when it kicks off on July 20. From there, 64 ...