WITH the scorching heat these days, many almost wish they could hide anywhere, even underground, away from the sun.

Anyone interested in securing a place on the 2025 Australian Opal Tour is encouraged to hurry, as places are limited and the application deadline is fast approaching.

Beneath the desert of South Australia, a photographer finds a community of opal miners with a "crazy and unusual life." Gabriele Gouellain, a German immigrant, waits in the kitchen for her husband ...

The Australian Opals have announced their squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics, with a host of elite WNBA talent set to have the team firmly in the medal hunt. After a disappointing Tokyo Olympics ...

So, how did a golf course founded in 1976, in an Australian town of 1,500 people and famous as the Opal mining capital of the world, strike an arrangement with the Home of Golf? In 2003 ...

The deadline is approaching to enter the 2025 Australian Opal Awards, an event which recognises excellence in jewellery manufacturing and carving.

On January 16, Opal Australian Paper locked out its entire manufacturing workforce of more than 300 workers at its Maryvale Mill in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. The company also stood down around ...

Australia's only nuclear reactor - the OPAL multi-purpose research reactor - has officially returned to power and recommenced operations, following a months-long planned shutdown to carry out ...