Ireland and Australia have both been eliminated from the T20 World Cup as rain prevented play in the Group B game between the Irish and Zimbabwe at Pallekele Cricket ...

Australia's Liberal-National Coalition, the country's main opposition, has split after a row over hate speech laws, casting the future of Liberal leader Sussan Ley into doubt.The centre-right Coalition, which ...

Reddit has launched a challenge in Australia's highest court against the nation's landmark social media ban for children.The online forum is among 10 social media platforms which must bar ...

Nerida HansenAt 6ft tall and plus-size, shop-bought clothes had never fitted Maree O'Connor well.Sewing offered her a solution - allowing her to use beautiful fabrics to make garments that ...

Australia is banning social media for children under the age of 16 from December 10.The world-first legislation is aimed at protecting kids from cyberbullying, online predators and harmful content.The ...

Getty ImagesThe ban on under-16s using social media is a world firstFrom 10 December, social media companies will have to take "reasonable steps" to ensure that under-16s in Australia ...

The lifetime of one of Australia's largest fossil fuel projects has officially been extended by four decades to 2070.The extension for the North West Shelf comes days before the ...

Australians made up just over 16% of The Hundred's women's squads this year, with 17 featuring out of 105.Comparatively, there were two players from New Zealand and West Indies ...

Australia could use a range of technologies to implement its social media ban for under-16s but all have risks or shortcomings, a report has found.The government says its ban, ...

YouTube will be included in Australia's world-first social media ban for children under 16, after the government ditched a previous exemption for the platform.The video sharing site was set ...

Katy WatsonAustralia correspondentReporting fromWestern AustraliaWatch: Can you un-bleach coral? BBC visits remote Australian reef to find outAustralia boasts plenty of superlatives when it comes to its natural landmarks. The ...

A backpacker survived nearly two weeks lost in Western Australia's outback by drinking from puddles and sleeping in a cave, police have said. Carolina Wilga, 26, from Germany, was ...