The Heard and McDonald Islands have no permanent human residents, but they are home to millions of penguins, seals, and other ...

They weren’t the only Australian external territories to grab the president’s attention. Both Cocos and Christmas islands, which sit in the Indian Ocean off the Western Australia coast ...

George Thomas Wainwright sustained 'horrific' injuries while diving off Rottnest Island, a few miles from Perth The Houston man was in Australia on a work visa, and had been living there for six ...

The islands are home to large populations of penguins and elephant seals. The Australian Antarctic Division manages the islands, preserving the environment and conducting research on the large ...