Six Irishmen walk into a bar. This might sound like the start of a joke but, as legend has it, it's actually the beginning of Christmas in July in Australia. While this month is mid-summer for half ...

Aussies do Christmas, but not like you know it. It’s the peak of summer, so the gum trees and Christmas bush explode with red and pink blossoms, and the streets turn purple with a carpet of fallen ...

Spending Christmas with another family is a bit of a challenge. The music playlist is not what you expected, the food doesn't taste like what you're used to, and you don't feel that confident ...

NEW YORK – To many Australians, Saturday is more than just Dec. 21. It's “Gravy Day,” all because of a lyric in one of the most unlikely Christmas songs ever written. “How to Make Gravy,” written by ...

When it comes to Australian animals, the first that come to mind are generally kangaroos, koalas and maybe a platypus or a killer crocodile. However, there’s a tiny, iridescent group of beetles that ...

Park Hyatt Sydney is inviting guests to celebrate the festive season on the very edge of Sydney Harbour. Moving away from the traditional snowy narrative, the hotel’s Summer Starts with Christmas ...

Tanya Latty co-founded and works for conservation organisation Invertebrates Australia, is former president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour and is on the Education ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — To many Australians, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — To many Australians, Saturday is more than just Dec. 21. It’s “Gravy Day,” all because of a lyric in one of the most unlikely Christmas songs ever written. “How to Make Gravy,” written ...