In the baked centre of the Australian outback a once-thriving - and wild - opal mining town stands abandoned in the red dirt, ...

It started as a single-room dugout in the local postman's garage. Now a three-bedroom attraction with local-legend status, ...

The rural New South Wales town of White Cliffs could be “decimated” due to excessive red tape surrounding native title claims ...

The NSW Government will update the regulatory framework for small-scale mining titles to deliver a safe and strong opal industry for miners, farmers ...

Australia's only nuclear reactor - the OPAL multi-purpose research reactor - has officially returned to power and recommenced operations, following a months-long planned shutdown to carry out ...

Adam Ferguson had plans for what his photography series was going to be. But the subject matter had other ideas. Ferguson, a photographer who has returned to his native Australia after years living ...

It is such a pleasure to see such fine gems and to know their full provenance – from them being mined, to being polished then ...

Eric the plesiosaur was found in an opal mine in the south of Australia in 1987. Abram Powell The Australian National University Millions of years ago, Eric the plesiosaur swam through the waters of ...