The Australian summer begins on December 1. And visiting Sydney at this time really depends on what you want to see, do and experience. The Sydney summer is a time of ... Read More

Yellow Wiggle Greg Page announced today that he will no longer perform as part of The Wiggles group with which he has been a part since 1991. In announcing his decision ... Read More

Not too long ago, when you spoke of Australia's wine producing regions, you spoke of either the Hunter Valley in New South Wales or the Barossa Valley in South Australia. Since ... Read More

Yes, the Christmas season has begun. In Sydney today, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore launches the City of Sydney Christmas program. From light projections to giant trees, Australiana banners to ... Read More

Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe announced his retirement from professional swimming at a press conference in Sydney this lunchtime, November 21, Australian eastern daylight saving time. He said he reached the ... Read More

Dreamworld, on Queensland's Gold Coast, has been adjudged Queensland's best major tourist attraction for the third time in a row. Also honored at the award ceremonies held on the night of ... Read More

The works of seven finalists for the Anne Landa Award for video installations are on exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales from today, November 17, until February ... Read More

One of the best ways of discovering a city's attractions is by doing a walking tour. Every time I'm in a new place, I tend to take walks soon after ... Read More

At the 2004 US Academy Awards, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won in every category it was nominated for, a total of 11 Oscars including ... Read More

Australian wines are becoming more and more popular in many parts of the world, but it is here in Australia, of course, that you can pick and choose the finest ... Read More

With three hit movies under his belt (Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge), Australian film director Baz Luhrmann is set to start filming what is described to be an ... Read More

Australia's pop princess Kylie Minogue has resumed her postponed Australia-wide Showgirl tour with concerts scheduled in Sydney and other state capitals. The Australian singer was diagnosed with cancer on the eve ... Read More

Today is Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day. It is, of course, the anniversary of the end of World War I, and it is a day for remembering those ... Read More

With just a month and a half to the start of the grueling Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia announced this week that 87 yachts ... Read More

The first two places in today's Melbourne Cup were won by Japanese racehorses Delta Blues, first, and Pop Rock, second, with Aussie gelding Maybe Better, third. Early race favorites Tawqeet and ... Read More

Melbourne Cup race favorite Tawqeet has been cleared to run in this afternoon's race. The horse was reported to have suffered a hoof injury yesterday. Earlier stories: Efficient Scratched from the Melbourne ... Read More

Efficient, winner of the Victoria Derby last Saturday, has been scratched from the Melbourne Cup, leaving 23 runners to compete in the "race that stops a nation." Although Efficient's owners had ... Read More

Throughout Australia, from the busiest city centre to the farflung Outback community, there's the buzz of excitement as the hour for the running of the Melbourne Cup, the country's bigggest ... Read More

Race favorite Efficient, a three-year-old gelding, stormed home from midfield to win the Victoria Derby followed by long-priced runners Gorky Park, second, and Teranaba, third. New Zealand grey Efficient is trained ... Read More

With Yellow Wiggle Greg Page out of action because of a mystery illness, understudy Sam Moran has put on the yellow skivvy. The Wiggles are currently touring the United States but ... Read More

Within a week, Australia's richest and most famous horse race will be run at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. By Saturday night, November 4, the day of the Victoria Derby, the final ... Read More