MELBOURNE, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Australia will invest A$1 billion ($678.70 million) to revamp water infrastructure in rural and regional communities in the drought-stricken New South Wales. The federal ...

WYANGALA, Australia—To indigenous Australians Isabel and George Coe, the hills near a 280-foot-tall dam here are part of a sacred landscape that is dotted with burials and ceremonial sites. Now, new ...

Dams near Sydney overflowed Thursday after days of torrential rain, as Australia braced for more storms expected to bring dangerous flash flooding to the country's east. Recent downpours have brought ...

Feb. 13 (UPI) --After months of record heat and deadly wildfires in Australia, nearly 28 inches of rain has swamped New South Wales, overwhelming at least one dam, officials said Thursday. The Nepean ...

Olympic Dam, located 560 km north of Adelaide, is the world’s largest uranium deposit, the fourth-largest in terms of copper, and contains significant quantities of gold and silver. The existing ...

CANBERRA (Reuters) - An inflatable dam which burst, killing a young girl, after a week of heavy rain in Australia's Queensland state passed safety tests only days before, authorities and the dam's ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia will invest A$1 billion ($678.70 million) to revamp water infrastructure in rural and regional communities in the drought-stricken New South Wales. The federal and the ...