Australia

Cyclone Debbie makes landfall in Australia: meteorologists

AYR, Australia (AFP) -- Cyclone Debbie made landfall in northeast Australia Tuesday, with lashing rain and howling winds battering the…

Residents prepare as Cyclone Debbie bears down on Australia

QUEENSLAND, Australia (Reuters) --Residents of the town of Airlie Beach in north Queensland, Australia, began filling sand bags on Monday…

Captain Cook 250-year-old waistcoat referred at auction for $575,000 AUD

SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- A waistcoat owned by the British explorer credited with discovering Australia has been referred at an…

South China Sea installations ‘primarily’ civilian: Li

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- China is not militarizing the disputed South China Sea, the country's premier insisted in Australia on…

China’s Li in Australia trade talks amid Trump fears

CANBERRA, Australia (AFP) -- Australia urged China Thursday to press ahead with economic reforms as Premier Li Keqiang began a…

Spider venom may offer hope to stroke victims: scientists

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A protein in the venom of potentially deadly funnel web spiders could minimize the effects of…

Emergency crew kept busy as wild weather continues in New South Wales

https://youtu.be/BFspJNleCOQ   By Ana Divina Watson EBC Australia Bureau NEW South Wales, Australia  (Eagle News) - New South Wales  continued…

Baby hippo makes a splash in Australia

Zoo-goers in Australia are introduced to a rare baby pygmy hippo, the first of its kind born at Taronga Zoo…

Australian foreign minister opposes military buildup in South China Sea during Manila visit

  (Reuters) -- Australia will oppose any military build-up in the South China Sea, its foreign minister said on Thursday…

Climate change drives thirsty koalas to special water stations

SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- Thirty kilometers (18.6 miles) south of the outback New South Wales town center of Gunnedah, semi-retired…

Headphone batteries explode during flight to Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A woman suffered burns to her face and hands after her headphones caught fire during a…

Australia sees second year of Barrier Reef bleaching

by Glenda KWEK Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's Great Barrier Reef is experiencing an unprecedented second straight…

This website uses cookies.