Northwest communities around the Lightning Ridge opal fields are now better protected from bushfires following the Minns Labor Government's completion ...

We have chocolate or fire opals… We also have the hydrophane ... While a person can bathe with a hard, rugged Australian opal, Ethiopian opals demand more diligence due to their relative fragility.

A firefighting aircraft released a wave of red retardant over the Narran Lake Rd Fire as crews worked to contain the blaze, which has burned through 2,870 hectares northwest of Walgett. Ground teams, ...

Figures to be released on Wednesday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics are ... said several factors could force the Reserve to hold fire. She said subsidies, such as those reducing the prices ...

The Freshwater analysis backs findings from this masthead’s Resolve Political Monitor polling, published on December 31, 2024, which found that while male and female voters have similar support for ...

Canberra's Australian Institute of Sport hosted the 2025 iteration of the camp - held from January 21-24 - which featured over 50 boys and girls from across the country who have been identified as ...

Canberra's Australian Institute of Sport hosted the 2025 iteration of the camp - held from January 21-24 - which featured over 50 boys and girls from across the country who have been identified as ...

Meeting with Rubio signals US priority with Australia: Foreign Minister Penny ... allegedly spray-painting swastikas and trying to set fire to Newtown’s synagogue. The 33-year-old man was ...

Common sizes for many of the opal cabochons set in jewelry are 6×4, 7×5, and 8×6 mm. The Fire of Australia, a large uncut opal, weighs 998 grams or just under 5,000 carats. South Australia is one of ...

One of the country’s brightest young basketball talents has produced a gobsmacking WNBL display as Shaneice Swain provided Opals fans ... against the Townsville Fire, who still won the ...