Russian player and fourth seed Marat Safin has won the Australian Open men's singles final over third seed Australian Lleyton Hewitt, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, in a match that lasted ... Read More

Well, there's no really best time that's applicable to all. It really depends on what you want to see, do, experience — and how much time you're willing to spend. ... Read More

American tennis player Serena Williams, seventh seed at the Australian Open, has won, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, over first seed Lindsay Davenport to clinch the women's singles championship. Davenport and Williams were ... Read More

The nose knows.

Australian tennis player Rod Laver is the only person to win the Grand Slam twice with a record of winning 11 Grand Slam singles and becoming Wimbledon champion four times.

Aside from the health risks associated with smoking, the pollution of beaches and foreshores with tonnes and tonnes of cigarette butts has moved a number of Sydney local government councils ... Read More

In Martin Scorsese's film The Aviator, winner of the best film (drama) award at the Golden Globes and a strong contender for the Oscars, Jude Law plays the actor Errol ... Read More

By road, it's close to 4000 kilometres. If you don't feel like driving all that distance, there's always the plane, or you could take the Indian Pacific.

There are stretches of unsealed (unpaved) roads on Highway 1 between Darwin and Brisbane but there are alternative sealed roads available if you want to take them.

Ready to tackle Australia's roads? If you're used to driving on the right-hand side of the road, here are some pointers on driving on the left-hand side, entering and exiting ... Read More

Caves and blackwater rafting: Come down into the bowels of the earth and on a dark, night-black river, catch a vision of a starry sky...

Sydney's celebration of arts and culture opens tonight with the outdoor performance of The Lazy Kings at Olympic Park, Homebush Bay. Three nightly performances until January 10 are scheduled. The ... Read More

Aboriginal rock art, spectacular mountain ranges, walking tracks, a variety of wildlife and wildflowers -- all combine to create an enticing natural bush-and-mountains environment west of Melbourne.

It's all over. The last boat to finish in the 2004 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, the Cavalier 975 Gillawa skippered by David Kent from the Canberra Yacht Club, crossed ... Read More

A celebration of arts and culture, this year's Sydney Festival takes place from January 8 to 30. Check out this year's festival highlights.

The traditional and massive fireworks display over Sydney Harbour was one of many pyrotechnic welcomes to the new year in Australia and New Zealand. The Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks ... Read More