A new study is shedding light on households in developing countries burning plastic as an everyday energy source, causing ...

Blazes in the state of Victoria have destroyed hundreds of structures, including homes, and killed one person, the ...

The firefighter died after being struck by a tree. Dozens of homes in two states have been lost as hot, windy conditions point to a challenging fire season. By Victoria Kim Reporting from Sydney, ...

Chris ‘Burnzee’ Burns will wrap up as Breeze Manawatū Breakfast host on Friday December 19 after more than three decades working with MediaWorks. Burnzee is not leaving the station but stepping back ...

Former Australia cricketer Joe Burns was replaced as Italy's captain and has been left out of Italy's ICC T20 World Cup 2026 plans, according to ESPNcricinfo on Tuesday. Burns, who has played 23 Test ...

Firefighters warned millions of Australians of "catastrophic" bushfire dangers on Thursday as they battled multiple blazes ...

Bushfires have razed hundreds of buildings across southeast Australia, authorities said Sunday, as they confirmed the first ...

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As he fights to save his career, Usman Khawaja has recalled how the painful lessons of Ben Stokes' wonder knock in the 2019 Ashes still burn. Australia head to Adelaide up 2-0, just one win away from ...

A zoo on Java island released video and photos of Indonesia's first locally-born giant panda cub, and said the male cub was showing signs of being in good health. The mother, 15-year-old Hu Chun, gave ...

Taking to social media Monday night, Federal MP Josh Burns and Victorian MP Georgie Purcell announced the arrival of their baby girl, Lilah Poppy Purcell. Victorian Animal Justice Party MP Georgie ...