From the Torres Strait to Tasmania, and from the east coast to the west, beach shacks are an iconic part of Australian coastal history. Beach shacks have a distinctive identity as emblems of summer ...

SYDNEY — This weekend, if the weather’s a corker, millions of people will head to the beach for Australia Day, when the nation commemorates the arrival of British settlers to Sydney Harbor on Jan.

Izhar Khan/Getty Mysterious balls — similar to those found in the fall — have begun to wash up on Australian beaches prompting the closures of several along the country’s coast. Nine popular ...

We've rounded up the best beaches in Australia, each an incredibly epic spot that you need to swim in at least once in your life. Sometimes, size does matter. That's true in the case of Ninety Mile ...

An Australian beach, which is often described as relatively quiet and peaceful, was anything but on Australia Day, prompting a heated debate online. Aldinga Beach, a spot about an hour out from ...

Australian authorities said they were working closely with the state’s environmental agency to collect samples of the debris for testing. Last October, several beaches including the famous Bondi ...

On Saturday, Jan. 18, the Ant-Man star, 55, was spotted basking in the sun on a beach in Gold Coast, Australia, where he is filming Anaconda, a comedic reimagining of Jennifer Lopez’s 1997 ...

For years, a controversial invader has been gradually taking over Australia's beloved beaches. Swallowing up the sand, blocking ocean views and turning the shore into an irksome maze, is a sea of ...

They range from small, intimate slips of sand, to vast, seemingly never-ending stretches, like the Ninety Mile Beach in the country's southeast. Everyone in Australia has their favorite beach ...

Mr Keegan has now announced details of Australia Day parties at his Cali Beach Club and Surfers Pavilion venues. “For me, Australia Day is about everyone coming together,” he said.

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