An Australian houseboat builder has designed and built a tsunami survival pod. The reinforced pod is made from welded steel, has crumple zones to withstand impacts and can hold up to four people in safety seats. It has bulletproof glass...

Authorities are concerned hot weather and strong winds this weekend will spread a fire south of the city out of control.

Firefighters across Australia’s southeast are facing strong winds and temperatures beyond 40 degrees Celcius as they work to save lives and houses.

Hot temperatures and high winds expected to fan flames of blazes that have devastated parts of country since September.

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Scott Morrison apologised as his country faces record-breaking heat, drought and devastating wildfires.

At least 10 people killed and three million hectares of land torched across country in recent months.

Strong winds are stoking deadly blazes north of Sydney and in the state of New South Wales.

Civil defence authorities vow to retrieve eight bodies from Whakaari by Friday as official death toll rises to eight.

Raging bushfires in Australia reignite the debate over climate change, with the government accused of not doing enough.

Australian authorities have launched a formal investigation into claims Chinese intelligence services attempted to plant a spy in the federal government.

Australia's bushfires are growing, with dozens starting in south, adding to hundreds already burning in New South Wales and Queensland.

A self-confessed Chinese spy says he has offered a trove of intelligence information to Australia’s domestic spy agency, ASIO.

A vast area of eastern Australia has been given one of the country's most serious wildfire warnings.

Amid ongoing police brutality against minority ethnic group, Papuans living in exile in Australia have put together a book and a music album describing a major massacre.

New South Wales state has issued more evacuation orders following the worst flooding in decades.

Rio Tinto’s chairman has announced he will step down after the mining company destroyed ancient Aboriginal rock shelters last year.

Outrage as Facebook salvo against ‘pay for news’ plan leaves news companies, essential services dark.

Facebook feeds in Australia were stripped of news posts during a fight over government plans to make technology giants pay for sharing news content and there are concerns something similar could happen in Canada.

Leaders are now under pressure to come up with fresh policies to protect biodiversity.

The country is hoping to join a global community seeking to capitalise on many health benefits of seaweed.

The decommissioning of the aircraft is the latest blow for the aviation industry, which has been devastated by the pandemic.

People on Fraser Island have been told to leave after the fire burned large parts of the World Heritage-listed area.

PM Scott Morrison suspends extradition pact with territory and extends visas for Hong Kong people already in Australia.