Vandals toppled a monument honouring a 19th century Australian pioneer in the early hours of Saturday, the eve of Indigenous rights protests expected on the country's national holiday, police said.

Vandals in Australia poured red paint over a statue of famed British explorer James Cook, officials said Friday ahead of large anti-colonial protests expected over the weekend.

Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day - Police say they are investigating incident which saw statue’s hand and nose knocked off ...

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 brush-tailed bettong once inhabited most of Australia, but these days it lives in a tiny fraction of its former range.

Archaeologists and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people are shedding new light on a series of enigmatic earth rings located in ...

Queenslanders deserve a long term plan for essential infrastructure, and the Albanese Government is delivering that certainty as we build Australia’s future. The Albanese Government will provide an ...

Australian shoppers have been told to check their cash after a string of NSW businesses reported counterfeit $50 notes to police. (File) Auto news: Time called on long-running family car after 22 ...

A surfer who’s feared dead following a shark attack overnight has been identified, as new details of the last moments he was seen alive emerge. Emergency services were called to The Granites ...

India and Australia are set for a decisive Test match in Sydney, with Australia leading the series 2-1. Rohit Sharma's form and inclusion are uncertain, while Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel may be ...

Jan. 2 (UPI) --An Australian snake handler was summoned to a New South Wales home, where a resident found one of the world's deadliest snakes coiled up inside his lawn mower. Troy Hovenden, also ...