The Australian tradition was born in the 1980s after a group of Irishmen became homesick for a winter Christmas.

In Yuletides past, swarms of so-called Christmas beetles, a group that includes about 35 different species, would emerge around the holidays, which hit in the middle of Australia’s summer.

The Christmas beetle isn’t one but 36 species of large insects from the genus Anoplognathus. Almost all are native to Australia, and for years they seem to have been diminishing in numbers.

Australia Post is currently seeking to hire more than 3500 people before Christmas, despite partially suspending services to ...

Australia is on track to allow borders to reopen by Christmas, the country’s minister for trade, tourism and investments said on Wednesday, September 22.

Christmas travel plans for thousands of Australians were thrown into chaos on Friday when states and territories imposed border restrictions after 28 COVID-19 cases were detected in Sydney, with ...

Red crab migration season has begun on Australia's Christmas Island. Millions of the crabs traverse roads to reach the shores, mate and eventually produce eggs.

Being Fijian-Indian and Muslim, Christmas didn’t feature much in my household. We never had a Christmas tree or presents, no photos with Santa, and even some of the celebrations that happened at ...