So, how did a golf course founded in 1976, in an Australian town of 1,500 people and famous as the Opal mining capital of the world, strike an arrangement with the Home of Golf? In 2003 ...

or seeping into popular culture. Amanda Laugesen, chief editor of the Australian National Dictionary, through the Australian National University (ANU) tells CNN Travel many Aussie expressions have ...

At first glance, Coober Pedy appears desolate. The sun-baked earth stretches endlessly, punctuated only by the occasional mining structure or the scattered signs of opal activity. However, if you were ...

are part of the 12-player Australian women’s basketball team and will represent Australia at the Paris Olympics, beginning this month. Tess - a long-time Opal - will captain the side, while ...

Happiness and being engaged in their work have become synonymous. The list of The Australian’s Best Places to Work is in fact a result of measuring employee happiness. The Australian ...

The Australian Opals outlasted Belgium 85-81 in the bronze medal game to claim their first Olympic medal since winning bronze in London 2012. A monster performance from Ezi Magbegor powered the ...

Aug. 26 (UPI) --A new Australian law went into effect on Monday that protects workers from being contacted by their employers outside of their work hours via phone calls and emails. Under what is ...

The story of Australia's first wars, calling for the nation to acknowledge the First Peoples who died in these conflicts and for the Australian War Memorial to recognise them. Subtitles : ...

SYDNEY, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Australian employees now have the right to ignore their bosses outside working hours thanks to a new law which enshrines the "right to disconnect." Employers will still ...

Opals skipper Tess Madgen has gone out on a high, announcing her retirement from basketball after a leading Australia to a bronze medal at the Olympics. Madgen played for the national team for ...

Re-aggravating a right hamstring injury in the warmup game against Canada, Opals staff removed Allen from the squad after an MRI late last week. A key cog on both ends of the floor, Australia will ...