The flight to the UK’s largest airport from Darwin will take 16 hours and 45 minutes.

There is no doubt our climate is changing and while weather shouldn’t be confused with climate the fires in Australia have focused a lot of minds.

Seasonal bushfires have burned for longer and with more ferocity this year, thereby intensifying the rift between believers and sceptics, says Kate Lamb.

Australia’s highest court has ruled Aboriginal people cannot be deported by the country’s government as part of its policy of ridding the country of foreign criminals.

The link between climate change and Australia’s fires has been overstated. The neglect of traditional forest management practices is more to blame, says Ramesh Thakur.

The bushfires threatening Australia are not just due to that country’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Some early images of how climate change impacts on our world were pictures of polar bears struggling to find food on ever-diminishing ice caps. Underweight and distressed bears pulled at our heartstrings.

New Year celebrations were ignored in many towns and villages across Co Donegal last night as the body of tragic nurse Mary Ellen Molloy was brought home for burial.

Mary Ellen Molloy from Ardara in Co Donegal died in Melbourne when a tree fell on the car she was traveling in.

Australia continues to battle “catastrophic” fires as the severe heatwave and bushfire crisis continues.

Australia has experienced its hottest day on record and temperatures are expected to soar even higher as heatwave conditions embrace most of the country.

Australian police found a body today they suspect is the only casualty among three people who became stranded in the outback almost two weeks ago.

A woman who was stranded in the arid central Australian outback for almost two weeks has been rescued, but a search was continuing on Monday for her two friends.

The holiday hotspots now flying firmly over the radar.

Wales face Australia in a Pool D showdown at Tokyo Stadium on Sunday.

Fiji coach John McKee has lashed out at Australian counterpart Michael Cheika, suggesting the Wallaby has a different idea of the "spirit of the game" amid a row over Reece Hodge's alleged high tackle last Saturday.

Israel Folau says Rugby Australia’s termination of his playing contract over a homophobic social media post is an “unreasonable restraint of trade”.

New Zealand bounced back from their record Test defeat to thrash Australia 36-0 in Auckland.

Shane Donaghey from Buncrana in Co Donegal says he has no doubt that other people would have been killed but for the intervention of brave passers-by.

An Irishman has been charged in Australia with dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm after two of his friends were left seriously injured in a serious road traffic accident.

The crash happened in the Sydney suburb of Chifley.

Christian Lealiifano steered Australia to a 16-10 Rugby Championship victory over Argentina upon returning to the Test stage following his battle with leukaemia.

An Irish man has died in a crash in Australia.

The Supreme Court of Tasmania heard the case of Christian missionaries Fanny Alida Beerepoot and Rembertus Cornelis Beerepoot who had failed to pay an income tax and other charges in 2017.

An Australian government minister has broken his arm taking on his attorney general in an office arm-wrestling match.

Samsung is in hot water with an Australian regulator over adverts for its Galaxy phones.

A fundraising page set up by sacked Australian rugby union player Israel Folau has been shut down.

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology say the earthquake hit near the Banda Sea and said there is no tsunami threat to the country on the back of it.

Voluntary euthanasia has become legal in an Australian state, more than 20 years after the country repealed the world's first mercy-killing law for the terminally ill.

Australia came from two goals down to stun Brazil 3-2 in their Women's World Cup clash in Montpellier.

Australian MP feels “hopeful” for Irish family facing deportation after speaking with Immigration Minister.

An Irish family facing deportation from Australia have asked for public support as their visa ends on June 18.