In 1849, California turned from quiet frontier to chaos overnight. Gold fever spread fast—and everyone wanted a piece.

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Australia moved to the brink of the World Cup after beating already qualified Japan 1-0 in Perth on Thursday thanks to Aziz ...

The mining of gold has meant the tearing down of entire mountains and jungles, the blasting of rock, the bleaching of ore ...

The transformation of a 1906 residence into a heritage museum marks the first step in an ambitious plan to rebuild Ballarat’s ...

Hollywood stars Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds became co-owners of Australia's three-times champion SailGP team on Friday, ...

Regarded as one of the greatest amateur boxers ever, Vasiliy Lomachenko amassed a 396-1 record and won two Olympic gold ...

The dollar is mostly softer today in narrow trading ranges, though it is firmer against the yen and Swiss franc.

Uzbekistan and Jordan qualified for the men's World Cup for the first time Thursday, while South Korea sealed its 11th ...

The blowtorch has turned on the AFL over its handling of the Tasmanian stadium saga, with fears the expansion team’s entry ...

Australia and the British and Irish Lions will meet in a three-test rugby series that kicks off in 50 days. The 10-match tour ...