Brisbane is nestled on the southeast corner of Queensland (on Australia's east coast), about 571 miles northeast of Sydney. Brisbane is the third-largest city in Australia, and as such its ...

Tasmania can be found just south of the southeastern coast of mainland Australia. Many of the area's best restaurants, shops and accommodations are situated in its capital, Hobart, but Tasmania's ...

A perplexed Australian council has rejected $1 million in drought assistance, saying such relief is not needed as the lush area is far from being in drought. Moyne, a region in Victoria state, ...

The Australian region is primed for severe tropical cyclones this season, despite an ongoing trend of reduced tropical cyclone activity over Australian waters in recent decades. Australia’s tropical ...