Articles
Australia’s Aborigines Launch a Bold Legal Push for Independence
If a determined group of indigenous people get their way, the world's newest country won't be in Africa or the Balkans but on the eastern periphery of...
Australia is the World’s Happiest Country—Again
Are you unhappy right now? That's probably because you don't live Down Under.
Australia’s Feral Camel Problem Has No Easy Solution
The animals are wreaking havoc in Outback towns, but proposed solutions for reducing the herd's population have outraged animal activists and gained...
Australia’s Costly Asylum-Seeker Policy Contributes to Nation’s Deficit Woes
When Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan delivered the national budget yesterday, he blamed the nation's $17.8 billion deficit on the stubbornly high Australian...
Harsh Sentence a Warning to Australia’s Youthful Muslim Zealots
In almost any circumstance, pushing a police officer and kicking a police dog aren’t considered smart things to do. But does that behavior — even if it took...
Photo Essays
The Epic Vistas of the World’s Largest Algae Farm
Steve Back’s work might look like a series of Rothko paintings, but they are, in fact, stunning pictures of algae. Hutt Lagoon is a Western Australian salt lake...
Wildfires Scorch Australia As Temperatures Reach Record Highs
Australia Bureau of Meteorology The heat wave across Australia has spiked to unfathomable levels as the ominously-labeled “dome of heat” blankets the...
Time.com Specials
TIME: 50 Years In the South Pacific
In 1959, TIME magazine published its first edition for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. We look back at the politicians and pop idols, activists and...
100 Olympic Athletes To Watch
From Australia to Zimbabwe, China to the U.S., TIME takes you on a world tour to introduce you to the most compelling athletes you'll be seeing in the Beijing...
