It was surprising to see my Australian friend Kylie Duggan send a message wishing “Happy Australia Day” on her Facebook page ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Australia, when they say "you’ve got Buckley’s chance," it means you have little to no chance. This is ironic, considering that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australia was, for many decades, the open-air prison of Britain's criminals. Most were convicted of petty offenses. A quick ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fate dealt Honorah Sullivan a bad hand when she was found guilty of arson in the mid-19th century and put on a British convict ship bound for modern-day Tasmania. But more than 160 ...

CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - Australians in the island state of Tasmania, a former colonial penal colony, believe they are modern convicts, imprisoned by steep transport costs. In a petition to national ...