For the third time since the start of Australia's fire season, a state of emergency has been declared in the Australian state of New South Wales due to fires that are burning out of control. The ...

Australia is in the midst of a massive brush fire season, with fires covering a much larger area than even California’s most devastating wildfires. To help visualize the size and scale of the fire ...

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Apple on Thursday announced a major update to Apple Maps for users in Australia. The company is now officially expanding its detailed coverage with better navigation, Look Around, and other features ...

And when the first hunter-gatherers crossed the narrow strait from East Timor – then at the tip of a much larger Southeast Asian landmass – they found a land unlike any other they had previously ...