The Australia Day long weekend brings double demerits for motorists from three jurisdictions, applicable until midnight Monday.

A flooding event has enabled cereal and hay crops to be grown on dry lake beds in far western NSW, presenting a unique opportunity for some pastoralists.

As the Australia Day long weekend approaches, a sense of excitement fills the air. New South Wales (NSW) residents and visitors are expected to head to the state’s beaches and waterways to celebrate, ...

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 ...

Police across the country have launched Australia Day operations with double demerit points now enforced in some states and territories. Police across the country are calling for motorists to slow ...

From biennales to regional exhibitions and international touring shows, ArtsHub sketches out a calendar of defining First Nations exhibitions that will shape 2025. Installation Yuriyal Bridgeman, ...

Commercial abalone fishermen in NSW say they are fighting a "war" against illegal fishing and some want out of the industry due to depleting stock.

Market consensus is that iron ore prices will remain soft in the outlook period to 2026. The degree to which it falls varies across the board ...

The heads of two former Australian prime ministers have been decapitated and more than a dozen others damaged in Victoria’s northwest.

The Murray crayfish disappeared from large parts of its range over the past 40 years. Now a community-driven reintroduction program is bringing the iconic species back.

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

Safety experts are warning Australians and international visitors to be careful near waterways and pools this long-weekend, with new research showing ...