Australia has a sandcastle culture, according to Jim Davidson, one-time editor of Meanjin. His point: we suffer from cultural ...

On an island paradise off the Australian coast lives an imposing colony of quokkas. This kangaroo cousin has become famous among internet users and Hollywood stars for its irresistible grin.

Box jellies, also called sea wasps and marine stingers, live primarily in coastal waters off Northern Australia and throughout the Indo-Pacific. They are pale blue and transparent in color and get ...

Endemic to the waters off south and east Australia, leafy sea dragons are ... It is not known if they are preyed upon by other animals. They are, however, frequently taken by divers seeking ...