The bushfires that scorched vast tracts of Australia in late 2019 and early 2020 were just a glimpse of what’s to come as global temperatures rise, a landmark report made public on Friday warned. The ...

As we continue our Earth Week and climate coverage, one topic that may seem a world away from the Bay Area but could impact most of us is all held in the coral reefs off the coast of Australia. The ...

Brisbane is nestled on the southeast corner of Queensland (on Australia's east coast), about 571 miles northeast of Sydney. Brisbane is the third-largest city in Australia, and as such its ...

Australia plans to triple the size of an ecologically important marine park and close off an area larger than Germany to fishing and mining, the government announced Monday, protecting millions of ...

A perplexed Australian council has rejected $1 million in drought assistance, saying such relief is not needed as the lush area is far from being in drought. Moyne, a region in Victoria state, ...

A dam on a remote South Australian sheep station has been drained during a new search for Gus Lamont — but there has still ...