The authorities' project has sparked outrage among the more than 600 inhabitants of this territory, located 2,936 kilometers west of Australia and also known as the Keeling Islands. Climate change has ...

The Australian government has proposed moving hundreds of residents from their island home within decades as sea levels rise, sparking outrage among inhabitants. Like many island nations, Cocos ...

Many of the islands’ residents are descendants of Malay workers brought there to work in coconut plantations in the 1830s.

The runner-up for Australia’s best beach in 2025 goes to Woolgoolga, a hidden gem on NSW’s Coffs Coast, while third place was ...

A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...

A female swimmer has died in a shark attack in the waters off a popular tourist spot on Australia’s east coast, authorities ...

Paramedics rushed to treat the teenager who was swimming off a beach in Queensland, but say she succumbed to serious injuries to her upper body.

Helicopters will drop poisoned rodent chow while drones will sweep the island with thermal vision seeking the cats.

Australian deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has reaffirmed Australia's commitment to being the “partner of choice” for ...

The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres) ...

The attack was the second shark fatality in the country's waters this year, about a month after surfer Lance Appleby was ...