'Incredibly special': Cricket-ball sized meteor lights up sky over parts of Western Australia

A bright light that lit up the sky over parts of Western Australia was most likely from a small meteor, according to experts. Many early risers from Perth to the central Wheatbelt took to social media on Sunday morning to report seeing a "fireball…

Australia’s Dope Lemon Enters ARIA Albums Top 10 as Gracie Abrams Takes No. 1

Angus Stone’s Dope Lemon project has secured a top 10 debut on this week’s ARIA Albums Chart with Golden Wolf, landing at #8. It marks the fifth album under the Dope Lemon name and continues Stone’s run of laid-back psych-pop records that continue to hit …

5 charged after over 1 ton of cocaine found on boat off Australia's east coast

SYDNEY, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Five men have been arrested and charged after Australian police seized more than one ton of cocaine found on a boat off the country's east coast, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Police in the state of New South Wales …

Mother's Day observed in Australia's Canberra

CANBERRA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Children from various countries gathered here on Sunday to participate in Mother's Day celebrations. Through singing, dancing, and recitation, the kids expressed their appreciation and best wishes to their mothers. The …

Australia's busiest domestic airport promises 15-minute check-ins

When Sydney Airport closes for business tonight another group of workers will fire up. Major construction work to upgrade airport security is now under way. It's a 24/7 job that officials promise will one day bring an end to check-in pain. Sydney …

Cricket world mourns the death of Australia’s ‘$100m legend’

Bob Cowper will always be remembered for one of Australia’s finest Test innings – and the colourful quote which followed it. Victorian batsman Cowper, who died in Melbourne on Saturday after a lengthy battle with cancer at age 84, produced one of Australia …

Looming US fiscal crisis a cautionary tale for Australia

Beyond the tariff maelstrom encircling the American economy, an even larger economic threat looms just over the horizon. The Trump administration’s undermining of the full faith and credit of the United States has raised the risk of a sovereign debt crisis …

Why Australia will go slow on Trump’s tariffs

No deal is better than a bad deal. When Anthony Albanese meets Donald Trump next month face-to-face for the first time, the prime minister will be managing expectations that he can strike a deal that removes US tariffs on Australian exports. Loading...

'One hell of a meteor' spotted shooting across sky in Western Australia

Countdown on for Australia’s first home-grown rocket launch

Gilmour Space Technologies, the Australian rocket company hoping to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX, will attempt to launch its first Australian-made rocket into orbit on Thursday morning after receiving the final approval from regulators. Late on Friday, the …