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Australia has garnered enough international support to defer an attempt by the United Nations’ cultural organization to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status because of damage caused by climate change

The city of Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympic Games, the IOC announced Wednesday morning. The Brisbane cohort ran unopposed after the IOC gave the Australian city exclusive negotiating rights in February and won the bid on a 72-5 vote. “The Brisbane 2032 vision and Games plan fit into long-term regional and national strategies for social and economic development in…

Brisbane has been picked to host the 2032 Olympics

Generate Capital, which sits at the intersection of clean energy and infrastructure, said Monday it raised $2 billion.

A new joint effort by NATO members, the European Union, Australia, New Zealand and Japan will address the threat posed by Chinese state-sponsored cyberattacks.

Travelers regularly search for activities in New York, Paris and Rome — but the world’s most popular online travel search is in none of those places.

Several major Australian cities were locked down last week, including Sydney.

Australia’s vaccine rollout has been slow and chaotic, as government leaders and health advisors send out mixed messages.

Police have fined two men who had to be rescued from an Australian forest after they were startled by a deer while nude sunbathing on a beach and became lost

The four-year-old start-up retrofits industrial vehicles like dump trucks, dozers, and skid steers with autonomous systems. It just raised $21 million.

Australia says it will fight against plans to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status due to climate change, while environmentalists are applauding the U.N. World Heritage Committee’s proposal.

Travel options for the unimmunized are starting to dwindle as nations prioritize safety and simplified entrance requirements over open-door policies for all.

Australia already classifies east coast koalas as vulnerable.

Following heavy rain and flooding in Australia’s state of Victoria, thousands of arachnids made webs to protect themselves from the water.

The deal means it will cost less for British businesses to sell products like cars, Scotch whisky and confectionery into Australia.

Brisbane, Australia, will likely be named the host of the 2032 Olympics in a final vote by the International Olympic Committee on July 21.

A dinosaur specimen, nicknamed “the southern titan,” is the largest dinosaur ever found in Australia and is among the 15 largest dinosaur specimens worldwide

Australian scientists revealed this week that they have identified dinosaur bones found in Australia’s outback as belonging to Australotitan cooperensis, the largest dinosaur to be found in Australia and in the top 15 largest worldwide.

Twitter Blue is designed for power users who are willing to pay a monthly fee for exclusive features. It’s being offered first in Canada and Australia.

China’s restrictions on Australian exports might be less of a blow than first thought, as Australia manages to find new markets for its goods, analysts say.