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

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

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 ...

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”.

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.

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

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 ...