In recent days, many worrying bushfire maps have been circulating online, some appearing to suggest all of Australia is burning. I’ll explain how we use data collected by satellites to estimate how ...

People around the world are sharing images and maps of Australia's wildfires in an effort to raise awareness about the national crisis, but some images can be misleading without the proper explanation ...

A rare map of Australia from the 17th century —before Europeans had fully explored the continent —resurfaced after 350 years. Now, it's finally been restored and put on public display in Australia's ...

A crumbling 17th century map of Australia—sketched more than 100 years before James Cook made his famed voyage to the continent—has been restored after a painstaking conservation project. And as Karen ...

Australia's cheapest major city is a long way from anywhere - inspiring an upside down map of the nation which has divided opinion. Darwin, Australia's most affordable capital city in the tropical Top ...

For the third time since the start of Australia's fire season, a state of emergency has been declared in the Australian state of New South Wales due to fires that are burning out of control. The ...

Australia has the third largest ocean territory on the planet, measuring 13.8 million square kilometers, including the ...

A young farmer has proudly shown off his Australian spirit by drawing a map of the country with his tractor on his paddock to celebrate Australia Day. Harrison Schuster, 27, along with his 8370R John ...

Researchers created a nationally consistent, publicly available dataset estimating car-based driving times and distances to ...