George Brandis, who is now a professor of national security at the Australian National University, says Australia's hate crime laws and their penalties are not strong enough.

Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the country.

Temperatures are set to soar as high as 45C on Australia Day, while thunderstorms and showers appear to threaten long weekend plans.

Rather than being knocked out of kilter, Australia came racing out of the blocks. Georgia Voll, making her T20I debut, cracked her fourth ball for four and then added three in a r

Authorities in Australia on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 33-year-old man accused of vandalizing and attempting to set fire to a Sydney synagogue earlier this month.

The building, adjacent to a synagogue and Jewish school, was set on fire and antisemitic slogans were graffitied in is the second antisemitic incident in four days

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

The study marks a major shift in understanding the Sydney funnel-web spider, with each newly identified species occupying distinct regions.

During his sold-out performance at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion, Boone paused the show to drink water out of a cowboy boot, sending the crowd into a frenzy. For the unfamiliar, the shoey—a ritual involving drinking from a shoe—has become a hallmark of Australian concerts.

A childcare centre in Sydney was set alight early morning on Tuesday and antisemitic graffiti was sprayed on the wall, authorities said, the latest in a spate of attacks in Australia targeting the Jewish community.

Most Dan Murphy’s stores will open by 10am and close between 6pm and 7pm on Australia Day and the public holiday. Most BWS stores will open on Australia Day and the public holiday between 9am and 10am and close between 6pm and 9pm. Customers are asked to check with their local store.