C hildren waved eagerly beside the landing strip as our plane touched down on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: a tiny speck of territory in the remote expanse of Indian Ocean between Australia and Sri ...

More than a dozen of the coral islands that mark Australia's maritime boundaries are at risk of disappearing, a study has found. Multiple stresses including rising sea levels threaten their existence.

Unless you have a yacht and a lot of time, or your own plane, the only way to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands is a twice-weekly Virgin flight out of Perth in Western Australia. Only about 4,000 ...

Australia is home to a myriad opportunities for some truly unique outdoor adventures, from light shows over the red rock of Uluru to sailing trips around the pristine Whitsunday Islands and easy ...

Australia's deputy prime minister pledged support to the Solomon Islands during a visit to the archipelago nation on Tuesday, as Canberra intensifies efforts to counter China's growing influence ...

Australia is the biggest island on Earth. With our nation's borders being made out of 100 per cent seawater, it's kind of go figure that we've got a speckling of smaller islands fringing our ...

The visit of the newly elected Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele, to Australia focused on security discussions and economic development cooperation. Though Australia seeks to be the ...

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia has announced it will pay for more police in Solomon Islands and create a police training center in the South Pacific island nation’s capital Honiara ...

Australia and New Zealand, both founding members of the PIF, have traditionally acted as the region’s go-to security partners, leading peacekeeping missions in Solomon Islands and training in ...