Australia on Wednesday approved plans for a massive solar and battery farm in its remote north, a project it called the "largest solar precinct in the world" with some of the energy to be exported to Singapore AFP News Agency

A celebrated Australian penguin famous for raising chicks as part of an unlikely same-sex couple has died. Male gentoo penguins Sphen and Magic caught the attention of zookeepers, and then the world, when they built a nest of pebbles together in 2018 AFP News Agency

A juvenile humpback whale was freed Friday after it was entangled in ropes and buoys in the harbour of Australia's largest city for 22 hours AFP News Agency barrons.com/news/humpback-…

Went hiking today and saw some whales just a few metres offshore 🐋

Pacific Island leaders agree to joint policing plan: Australian PM AFP News Agency

EMERGENCY WARNING: Camden Valley Way Fire, Horningsea Park. Firefighters are beginning to gain the upper hand and are currently holding the fire to the western side of Winburg Dr and Diamond Hill Cct. Those in the vicinity should still seek shelter. rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-informati…

A hot and windy day across Sydney has sparked several fires across the city - including an emergency blaze in the west.

Australian airline Qantas on Thursday reported a slide in net profit as post-Covid fares dropped, but said it was working to rebuild its reputation after a string of public scandals AFP News Agency

Hundreds of endangered Australian Green and Golden Bell frogs huddle inside a sauna, shielded from Sydney's winter chill. The sauna protects the frogs from a deadly chytrid fungus that would otherwise drive them to extinction ⁦AFP News Agency⁩ yahoo.com/news/australia…

And here are some epic photos from Saeed Khan 📸

This was such a fun story to cover 🐸

One woman has died, schools have been shuttered and tens of thousands of people were without power Monday, as wild storms lashed Australia AFP News Agency

As of 5pm, there are 64 fires burning across NSW, with 17 not yet contained. One fire is currently burning at a Watch and Act level, with more than 550 firefighters and incident management personnel working to contain these fires. 📷 Media Response Newcastle - Old Punt Rd Fire

Australia has sweltered through its second-warmest winter on record, according to meteorologists, as the country's southeast cleans up after extreme storms AFP News Agency

New Zealand's spy service on Tuesday branded China a "complex intelligence concern" and warned their Pacific nation was "vulnerable" to foreign interference AFP News Agency

On a miserable, drizzly day in late June, Hayley Hardstaff, a marine biologist, took a walk along Portwrinkle Beach in Cornwall, England, and discovered a dragon. It was a Lego piece – black, plastic and missing its upper jaw smh.com.au/world/europe/t…

Coal generated less than 50 percent of Australia's electricity in the last week of August, dropping to a record low as renewable production surged, data showed Wednesday ⁦AFP News Agency⁩ yahoo.com/news/coal-gene…

New Zealand's Maori anoint new queen: ceremony AFP News Agency