In “Train Dreams,” the Australian actor channels the spirit ... evocative novella by Denis Johnson that honors the manual laborers who built this country, focusing on one in particular ...

With a handsome actor like Joel Edgerton, audiences typically find themselves looking at his face, or those ice-blue movie-star eyes. But in “Train Dreams,” I found myself looking at his hands, great ...

The top-spec Everest Platinum blurs the lines between off-road 4WDs and SUVs with its all-round refinement, though it's ...

SYDNEY, Feb 6 (Reuters) - An Australian state lawmaker has changed his name to "Aussie Trump", in what he said was a protest against the country's ruling centre-left Labor Party. Trump ...

A temporary bridge has been built along the Bruce Highway at Ollera Creek to reconnect Townsville and Ingham and allow emergency and supply crews to travel by road. A supply bridge was expected to ...

Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices over concerns that the Chinese artificial intelligence startup behind it poses security risks, the government said Tuesday. The Secretary ...

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One person died, thousands were evacuated and a major bridge collapsed as torrential rains inundated large parts of Queensland in what is feared to be one of Australia’s worst flooding in more ...

Utzon’s iconic creation is Australia’s most famous example of nature and design converging, though it’s far from the only one. After all, in a country this blessed with beautiful bushland ...

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to speak with Donald Trump as tariffs loom. The US President has said he will announce a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the ...

One person died, thousands were evacuated and a major bridge collapsed as torrential rains inundated large parts of Queensland in what is feared to be one of Australia’s worst flooding in more than 60 ...