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 ...

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

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

Australian police are investigating after a statue of Captain James Cook was covered in red paint and disfigured, ahead of the Australia Day weekend. It is the second time in 12 months that the statue ...

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

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”.

Tennis Australia is advising players against competing in Russia amid reports Davis Cup star Thanasi Kokkinakis featured in a ...

A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney's east has been splashed with red paint and had the sandstone damaged for the second time in 12 months.

Education Minister Jason Clare accused the opposition leader of seeking to distract voters from “the mess of his crazy policies”.

Hayden Matthews is poised to move to an overseas club, with Sydney FC coach Ufuk Talay confirming the Socceroo will not be ...

Australians bopped along to sunny hits from Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan all winter. But do we have our own summer music tradition?