Greater economic engagement with South-East Asia is needed not only for Australia’s sustained prosperity but also for its political clout as a bona fide Asian power, writes Asia Society President and ...

Bushwalkers and map sellers say the decision to stop printing and selling topographic maps for Australia will put people's safety at risk and impact on our understanding of remote Australia. The ...

Fires are burning through Australia’s states of New South Wales and Victoria. The death toll of Australia’s latest bushfire season continues to rise, as blazes rip through millions of acres of land ...

Apart from Antarctica, Australia was the last continent to be comprehensively explored by Europeans, and South Australia’s coastline was the last part of the Australian map to be filled in. The SA ...

AUSTRALIA experienced its hottest summer last year, and now shock charts show yet another one is on the way bringing scorching temperatures and danger to life. Here are the latest forecasts, maps and ...

From mud maps to early town planning, historical charts of Australia’s beginnings are being digitised. THE MOST INTRIGUING ITEM in the National Library of Australia’s (NLA) vast map collection isn’t ...

A rare map of Australia from the 17th century —before Europeans had fully explored the continent —resurfaced after 350 years. Now, it's finally been restored and put on public display in Australia's ...