Australia

Sea of white: ‘Hundreds of thousands’ of fish dead in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- "Hundreds of thousands" of fish have died in drought-stricken Australia in the last few days and…

New Australia mass fish deaths in key river system

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Thousands more fish have died in a key river system in drought-hit eastern Australia just weeks…

Record breaking floods hit north Australia

  CAIRNS, Australia (AFP) -- Communities were cut off, farmers stranded and cows washed offshore as heavy rain pelted northeast…

Remains found of explorer who put Australia on the map

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The remains of the first British explorer to circumnavigate the Australian continent and popularize the…

Power outages as Australia swelters through extreme temperatures

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of people sweltering through a brutal heatwave in southern Australia were left without…

South Australia heatwave smashes record temperatures

ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) -- Temperatures in southern Australia topped 49 degrees on Thursday, shattering previous records as sizzling citizens received…

David Warner to undergo surgery on injured elbow

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Banned former Australian vice-captain David Warner is expected to undergo minor surgery on his elbow Tuesday…

Tunnel through an Australian mountain? No problem, says Elon Musk

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia could become a test ground for another of Elon Musk's massive infrastructure projects after the…

Australian towns among hottest spots on Earth as heatwave sizzles

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian towns were among the hottest places on Earth this week as a severe heat wave…

Tensions rise as Nadal backs under-pressure ATP boss

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Rafael Nadal Monday threw his support behind ATP Tour chief Chris Kermode as he fights to…

Million dead fish cause environmental stink in Australia

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- As many as a million fish are believed to have died along the banks of…

Shark attacks woman, child at popular Australian tourist site

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A woman and a child were bitten by a shark in the popular Whitsunday Islands near…

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