A shallow 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the New Britain coast of Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the USGS said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

The US Geological Survey put the depth of the qu

Support for Australian leader Julia Gillard has hit a record low and the conservative opposition would trounce her if an election was held, according to a poll published on Wednesday.

Travel chaos from the Chile ash cloud spread to Western Australia on June 15 with Virgin, Qantas and Jetstar suspending flights into and out of Perth.

Former child migrants from Britain launched a class action lawsuit against the Australian Government on Tuesday, seeking compensation for the alleged physical and sexual abuse they suffered.

Tens of thousands of travellers were stranded on Monday after ash from Chile's volcanic eruptions prompted Australian airlines to ground some domestic and international services.

Strong winds have ca

An Australian government website has wrongly portrayed the map of India, omitting the states of Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh - leading to the ‘strong displeasure’ of the migrant Indian comm

About one in six Australian female university students have been raped, and many more sexually assaulted or harassed, during their life, a survey released on Friday showed.

The findings were containe

Dumped Test opener Simon Katich said on Friday he plans to continue playing cricket for New South Wales after losing his Cricket Australia contract.

Post-menopausal women have better memory after daily treatment with a testosterone spray for six months.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Wednesday used a trip to a remote Aboriginal community to reaffirm her hopes for a change to the constitution to recognise Australia’s first inhabitants.