One man is dead and another in hospital after a boat reportedly struck by a whale capsized in waters off Sydney, Australia, early Saturday morning local time. Police responded to reports that two ...

It is estimated half of the local seagrass habitat in Gamay (Botany Bay) has already been lost. Researchers and Aboriginal ...

“No swimming, fishing” signs erected at Botany Bay’s Tower (Commonwealth) Beach were hard to spot and failed to alert swimmers why the beach next to Sydney Airport had been closed. Last month, ...

One of the world’s rarest all-white humpback whales was seen frolicking in the ocean near Sydney on Thursday, June 19, 2014.

Rebecca Hamilton received fellowship funding from The State Library of NSW for this work. Shane Ingrey is a member of the Gujaga Foundation and the La Perouse Aboriginal Community led research team.

BOTANY BAY — Charles Nordhoff & James Norman Hall — Little, Brown ($2.50). Whatever damage they are doing elsewhere, the Japanese are currently boosting the sales of Nordhoff & Hall’s Botany Bay.

One of the world’s rarest all-white humpback whales was seen frolicking in the ocean near Sydney on Thursday, June 19, 2014. Wayland Island is described in its listing as "a private island oasis"& "a ...