In the early 1930s, Australia found itself locked in an unlikely confrontation.

If there’s one bird you don’t want to get into a fight with, it’s an emu. In 1932, the Australian army launched a full-scale military operation against these towering birds — and lost. What followed ...

The Emu War of 1932 began after thousands of emus damaged crops in Western Australia, prompting the government to deploy soldiers armed with machine guns. The operation failed as the birds scattered ...

Productions at Terris Theatre take a pause, but the Goodspeed’s commitment to new works remains ...

Big gains in copper were the core reason for BHP’s ascendence, mirrored by similar upticks in gold (another record high at ...

Comedy Works Downtown presents Valentine’s Weekend with Monty Franklin performing February 12th, 13th, 14th & 15th 2026! Monty Franklin is an Australian-born stand-up comedian and actor based in Los ...

A neutron star’s teaspoon of material would weigh billions of tons. Venus rotates backwards compared to most planets. Space smells like seared steak, according to astronauts. There are more trees on ...

Satellite photographs show rows of gravestones removed and soil disturbed at the Gaza War Cemetery where more than 250 Australians are buried Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news ...

Australia has pledged to restore the graves of its war dead in Gaza after satellite imagery revealed parts of a Commonwealth cemetery containing Anzac burials had been bulldozed during Israeli ...

Three Australian and Palestinian legal groups have formally called on the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to investigate Israeli President Isaac Herzog for his role in alleged war crimes amid reports ...

Australian politicians and war veterans have condemned US President Donald Trump’s denigration of the role played by foreign troops in Afghanistan as “utterly shameful” and “a profound insult”, ...

There’s a reason political commentators refer to Australia’s “climate wars”. Every time a climate policy is put on the table, supporters and opponents come out in force and duke it out. Last year, ...