Australia Beaches

In a first sighting so far north, an emperor penguin appeared on a beach in Australia, thousands of kilometres from its Antarctic home. The malnourished penguin, "way bigger than a seabird," was spotted on Friday on Ocean Beach, Australia.

As news of the discovery spread, locals and marine enthusiasts began offering theories about the origin and identity of the mysterious find.

Beaches in Sydney re-opened for swimmers after authorities cleared thousands of black pollution balls washed ashore.

Lifeguards declared Sydney's famed Bondi beach and several other strands closed Thursday, as more mysterious black "tar ball" globules washed up along the city's shores.

Hundreds of mysterious black tar-like balls have washed up on two popular Sydney beaches, prompting lifeguards to close the strands to swimmers.

Mr Shearman was enjoying a morning body surfing session at Tallow Beach in Byron Bay on Saturday.

Papua New Guinea's influential petroleum minister has been charged with assault following a "domestic dispute" near Sydney's famed Bondi Beach, Australian police said Sunday.

Priyanka is shooting for her film Bluff in Australia

Marine biologists raced Thursday to save more than 100 pilot whales after a mass stranding on an Australian beach, with officials fearing many will have to be euthanised.

It may have deadly animals and wild weather, but Palm Cove in Australia's northeast has been named the world's best beach, beating rivals in Hawaii, Greece and Fiji.

A shark mauled a woman as she swam in Sydney Harbour in a gory attack that left her in hospital with a "serious" leg injury, officials and media said Tuesday. The predator struck Monday evening as the woman swam off a wharf.

Four Indians drowned off an unpatrolled beach at Phillip Island in Australia's Victoria on Wednesday. The victims - a man and two women in their 20s and another woman in her 40s - belonged to an extended family, local media reported.

A shark attacked and killed a 15-year-old boy at a remote surfing spot in South Australia, police said Friday.

Australian police said Wednesday they were scouring beaches after mysterious packages believed to contain more than 120 kilograms of cocaine washed up over the Christmas period.

The incident occurred at 1770 Beach on December 8, according to the Queensland Ambulance Service.

In a first sighting so far north, an emperor penguin appeared on a beach in Australia, thousands of kilometres from its Antarctic home. The malnourished penguin, "way bigger than a seabird," was spotted on Friday on Ocean Beach, Australia.

As news of the discovery spread, locals and marine enthusiasts began offering theories about the origin and identity of the mysterious find.

Beaches in Sydney re-opened for swimmers after authorities cleared thousands of black pollution balls washed ashore.

Lifeguards declared Sydney's famed Bondi beach and several other strands closed Thursday, as more mysterious black "tar ball" globules washed up along the city's shores.

Hundreds of mysterious black tar-like balls have washed up on two popular Sydney beaches, prompting lifeguards to close the strands to swimmers.

Mr Shearman was enjoying a morning body surfing session at Tallow Beach in Byron Bay on Saturday.

Papua New Guinea's influential petroleum minister has been charged with assault following a "domestic dispute" near Sydney's famed Bondi Beach, Australian police said Sunday.

Priyanka is shooting for her film Bluff in Australia

Marine biologists raced Thursday to save more than 100 pilot whales after a mass stranding on an Australian beach, with officials fearing many will have to be euthanised.

It may have deadly animals and wild weather, but Palm Cove in Australia's northeast has been named the world's best beach, beating rivals in Hawaii, Greece and Fiji.

A shark mauled a woman as she swam in Sydney Harbour in a gory attack that left her in hospital with a "serious" leg injury, officials and media said Tuesday. The predator struck Monday evening as the woman swam off a wharf.

Four Indians drowned off an unpatrolled beach at Phillip Island in Australia's Victoria on Wednesday. The victims - a man and two women in their 20s and another woman in her 40s - belonged to an extended family, local media reported.

A shark attacked and killed a 15-year-old boy at a remote surfing spot in South Australia, police said Friday.

Australian police said Wednesday they were scouring beaches after mysterious packages believed to contain more than 120 kilograms of cocaine washed up over the Christmas period.

The incident occurred at 1770 Beach on December 8, according to the Queensland Ambulance Service.