After four months of dust storms and chilblains, Anja Wever and Cy Wever-Jetis say giving up was never an option.

Flood-weary residents across Australia's southeast rushed to fortify their properties with sandbags on Wednesday as water continued to flow from overloaded dams and swollen rivers.

It’s the latest clash over a river basin in New South Wales, Australia, in an arid land where social, economic and environmental interests collide over water issues.

The mighty river red gum is full of character and can be found across almost all of Australia — especially in the heart of our huge country. AND it's topped our Science Week poll.

Australia is a dry country but, perhaps surprisingly, it’s also a country that is blessed with a high number of rivers to explore, with some states even having a series of dedicated canoe and kayak ...