Scientists Set Sail To Unlock Secrets of ‘lost Continent’ Zealandia
Scientists are attempting to unlock the secrets of the "lost continent" of Zealandia, setting sail Friday to investigate the huge ...
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India’s Adani To Start Work On Mine Near Great Barrier Reef
Indian mining giant Adani on Tuesday said it will start work on a huge US$16 billion coal project that environmentalists ...
Great Barrier Reef Can No Longer Be Saved
The Great Barrier Reef can no longer be saved in its present form and is damaged beyond repair, scientists have ...
Great Barrier Reef Bleaching Worse Than First Thought
Coral bleaching on Australia's Great Barrier Reef is worse than first thought and the impact will accelerate unless global greenhouse ...
England Line-Up Warm-Up Games For Ashes Tour
England will play tour matches in Perth, Adelaide and Townsville in the lead-up to the first Ashes Test against Australia ...
Five Things To Know About Julian Assange
The founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has been holed up in the Ecuadoran embassy in London since 2012 When ...
Northeast Australia In Grip of ‘monster’ Cyclone Debbie
Lashing rain and howling winds battered northeast Australia Tuesday as towns went into lockdown ahead of a "monster" cyclone making ...
Thousands Evacuated As Cyclone Bears Down On Australia
Thousands of people including tourists were being evacuated Monday as northern Australia braced for a powerful cyclone packing destructive winds ...
Australia Braces For ‘very Destructive’ Cyclone
Australians are bracing for the worst cyclone in the country's northeast in several years, with residents evacuated and schools closed ...
Friends Save Spearfisherman From Shark Mauling Off Australia
A shark badly mauled a man spearfishing Saturday in northern Queensland leaving him in serious condition after friends saved his ...