Australia's only nuclear reactor - the OPAL multi-purpose research reactor - has officially returned to power and recommenced ...

is among six monotreme species discovered at Lightning Ridge opal fields Scientists have discovered a bizarre creature dubbed the "echidnapus" which they believe roamed Australia in prehistoric times.

The Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation’s (ANSTO’s) multi-purpose research reactor has officially returned ...

The two men are standing in the middle of the sun-bleached South Australian outback, hunting for opals, the rare gemstones that can sparkle with a rainbow of different colours. They sift through ...

The Australian Opal Centre has 4000 or more fossils in its collection, worth an estimated $3 million, but with Jenni and Elizabeth the only palaeontologists on site, much of it has yet to be studied.

But over 90% of the world's opal comes from Australia. And a lot of the black opal is found here, at Lightning Ridge. It's located on the edge of the Outback, with a population of just over 2,000 ...

By TOM HAYES OPAL has confirmed its commitment to the Maryvale mill and its production of brown packaging paper. [...] ...

With free-roaming native wildlife, easy access to the outback, and world-class vineyards, the state of South Australia's got ...

are part of the 12-player Australian women’s basketball team and will represent Australia at the Paris Olympics, beginning this month. Tess - a long-time Opal - will captain the side, while ...

It’s one of the last true wilderness frontiers. Across the Kimberley’s 163,521 square miles of savannah woodlands and 2,600 ...

Australia to tick off your bucket list - How to have the ultimate Australia experience, from cruising the Whitsundays to ...

Scientists have discovered a bizarre creature dubbed the "echidnapus" which they believe roamed Australia in prehistoric times. Fossilised pieces of the animal's jaw bone were found in opal fields ...