Australia is an island nation, featuring 8,222 isles scattered from the tip of Cape York to sub-Antarctic latitudes and flung deep into the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They range from gorgeous coral ...

In the Southern Ocean about 4,000 kilometers from Perth lies a truly extraordinary place. Known as the Heard Island and McDonald islands, they are among the most remote places on Earth: a haven for ...

Scientists say 13,000 southern elephant seal pups on Heard Island have died of the H5N1 strain.

University of Queensland researchers have completed the first comprehensive studies of recent fire history and koala populations across Australia's 9,300 islands. The research at the School of the ...

The first signs of a deadly bird flu strain have been observed on a remote Australian island as an expert warns its spread to the mainland is inevitable. Australia is currently the only continent free ...

A pathogenic strain of bird flu killed more than 13,000 elephant seal pups after infecting a breeding colony on a ...

More than 13,000 baby seals have been wiped out across two Antarctic Australian islands, scientists have discovered.

George Harrison is famous for being a member of The Beatles, writing songs like "Something" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," but the man also had excellent taste in vacation destinations. Harrison ...