Sydneysiders have woken to a red haze unlike anything seen before by residents or weather experts, as the sun struggles to pierce a thick blanket of dust cloaking the city this morning. "It's just red, red, red as far as you can see".

autraila had dust storm

NASA said Friday's rocket and satellite strike on the moon was a success, kicking up enough dust for scientists to determine whether or not there is water on the moon.

Will they still be denying in 2010? PM Rudd's political opponents the conservative liberal/nat. party (=Republican)are imploding with their refusal to accept global warming or start a carbon trading scheme)While 75% of Australians want something done

Fifteen people drowned when an overloaded sightseeing boat carrying dozens of Bulgarian tourists sank in a lake on Macedonia's western border, officials said. The vessel, called the Ilinden, sank rapidly in just 20ft of water in Lake Ohrid, police

An Australian who was convicted earlier this year of publishing offensive material on the Internet began serving a three-month jail term Friday after a top court overturned his appeal.

Indonesia has asked Australia to just sink boats found poaching sharks in waters in their common border areas because such vessels belonged to "mafia", Indonesia's Antara news agency reported.

A Hong Kong-based shipping company will pay Australia 25 million dollars (21 million US) in compensation for a massive toxic oil spill during a wild storm, officials said Saturday.

A delegation of Indigenous leaders from homeland communities are meeting with key politicians on Tuesday - at stake is the future of over 600 vibrant communities. Add your name to the petition they will deliver next week:

Sixty six children are currently being held in jail on Christmas Island. The detention arrangements in which children are kept, such as the 'construction camp' facility, is inappropriate for children even for the briefest period.