To celebrate Women's History month, throughout March BTN is presenting profiles of Australian women who helped to change history, with the help of our Rookie Reporters. This week we look at the life ...

Thomas, a savvy businessman, started a cargo company, while Mary raised their 7 children. Then, in 1811 Thomas died and Mary decided to continue on her own. She bought more ships and more properties, ...

Being a convict at an Australian penal colony in the 19th century was a harrowing experience. Once there, convicts often came ...

Most of what we know about the people involved in the Australian Frontier Wars, and the massacres that unfolded, comes from ...

A British man who was captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine has been sentenced to 19 years in prison, a Russian court ...

Eighty years on from the Battle of Okinawa during World War II, the remains of some of those killed are still being ...

Members of the political class, beaming to some captured audience, will sometimes embellish their speeches with the ...

NSW ends private management of Parklea Prison, citing safety issues, understaffing, and profit-driven neglect.

We collect and share important data and information about Australia’s environment. We also report on the environment and manage programs to help protect it. Environment Information Australia is ...

Authorities raided the notorious migrant development of Colony Ridge just north of Houston on Monday, rounding up 118 illegal migrants — including accused killers and kiddie-sex offenders ...

Read full article: Community Day at the Houston Rodeo: Free admission, fun deals COLONY RIDGE, Texas – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that an operation targeting criminals and undocumented ...

Earlier this month, investigators seized 88 animals from their home in The Colony. An additional 21 cats were found dead in their freezer. They each face 12 counts of animal cruelty, which are ...