Parts of Australia sweltered in record temperatures of close to 122 degrees Fahrenheit Tuesday as the country sweated through a prolonged heat wave even as bitter cold covered much of the U.S. The ...

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Australia has named its second-largest Winter Olympics team in history, with 53 athletes set to ski, slide and leap at the Milan-Cortina Games next month. It is the largest team since 60 Australians ...

An array of Australia Day festivities are taking place across the country — from a fun run in the north, to traditional dance and smoking rituals across a number of capital cities and ceremonies ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Carlos Alcaraz has never won the Australian Open, nor has he played in the final of the tournament. In fact, the world No. 1 has yet to make a semifinal appearance at the ...

This year’s Australian of the Year include an astronaut, a digital addiction and gaming disorder specialist, an emergency rescuer and Carrie Bickmore. The Prime Minister will announce the winners in ...

More than 100 years ago, the typical Australian was a 24-year-old male. Today, it's a 38-year-old woman. That statistic captures just one of the ways the country has changed since the Australian ...

Hailing from all around the world, these five migrants share why they're grateful to be Australian, despite social cohesion challenges. It's a question that comes up every year on 26 January — and one ...

Australian Open crowds dwindle and players in the tennis tournament hold ice to their heads as heat in Melbourne exceeds 45C. Hopetoun and Walpeup see highs of 48.9C. A major heatwave gripping ...

Police have told parts of Perth’s Invasion Day rally crowd to disperse over concerns someone has thrown something dangerous into the crowd. Thousands are marching at the rally, which started at ...