Sunbathers are seen on Bondi Beach as temperatures soar in Sydney on December 28, during one of two major heatwaves to scorch the continent.  PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images -File photo A cool change has delivered relief ...

Online desk:  The outer fringe of a tropical cyclone started whipping eastern Australia on Thursday, bringing drenching rains and record-breaking waves to a heavily populated region rarely hit by typhoons. Tropical Cyclone Alfred was 285 ...

Australian police on Wednesday charged seven men who allegedly performed Nazi salutes during a gathering at a club for Croatian expats. Police in the state of Victoria said the men had been photographed making the ...