SYDNEY (Reuters) - A 17th century map of Australia, predating British settlement, has gone on display for the first time after suffering extensive damage while purportedly housed for hundreds of years ...

Stuart Khan, water systems researcher and professor of civil and environmental engineering. This map from Digital Earth Australia shows a significant increase in water stored in Lake Burragorang. Lake ...

A terrifying map has revealed which areas in Australia are at most risk of being in the firing line of a tsunami. Scientists and weather experts discussed the tsunami hazards for Australia in a Bureau ...

Apart from Antarctica, Australia was the last continent to be comprehensively explored by Europeans, and South Australia’s coastline was the last part of the Australian map to be filled in. The SA ...

Greater economic engagement with South-East Asia is needed not only for Australia’s sustained prosperity but also for its political clout as a bona fide Asian power, writes Asia Society President and ...

A rare 17th Century map of Australia, one of just two left, has gone on display for the first time. Created in 1659 by renowned Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu, the unique map was thought to have been ...

For the third time since the start of Australia's fire season, a state of emergency has been declared in the Australian state of New South Wales due to fires that are burning out of control. The ...

Fires are burning through Australia’s states of New South Wales and Victoria. The death toll of Australia’s latest bushfire season continues to rise, as blazes rip through millions of acres of land ...

Several emergency warnings are in place across Victoria as wildfires rage across Australia. According to Victoria Emergency, the warnings mean people in the areas concerned are in “imminent danger”.