A statue in Sydney of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, was sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before Australia's national ...

The police said they were investigating whether “overseas actors” were involved in the vandalizing of synagogues and a day ...

An endangered tropical plant that emits the stench of a rotting corpse during its rare blooms has begun to flower in a ...

A rare plant known as the corpse flower bloomed in Sydney on Friday for the first time in more than a decade, emitting an odour likened to rotting flesh and delighting thousands who queued for a whiff ...

A barbecue, a protest … or a good book? We asked some of our leading historians to choose an illuminating Australia Day read.

Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching ...

Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the ...

An Australian state has committed more police to investigate a spate of antisemitic crimes after a childcare center was ...

Four vehicles and the former home of a Jewish community leader were defaced in Sydney early Friday, with two cars set alight, ...

Another major hospitality group has decided to snub Australia Day celebrations, instead encouraging patrons to spend money at its ritzy venues on the “January Long Weekend”.

Authorities in Australia on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 33-year-old man accused of vandalizing and attempting to set ...

Dried plant materials found under the floorboards of the Hyde Park Barracks show inhabitants were eating a range of fresh ...