The unusual discovery of a ghost net — a lost or dumped fishing net drifting through the ocean — washed up near Albany sparks concern for the nets' impact on local marine life.

Western Australia at 35/2 after 19 overs, Hilton Cartwright at 5 runs and Cameron Bancroft at 20 runs

Lisa Michele Burns spent eight months on an ambitious road trip to capture the “vibrant color palette” of Australia’s landscapes. The images of the country’s vast and varied vistas are compiled in her new photo book “Sightlines,

Australia’s wheat crop this season was likely 7% bigger than previously expected as production in northern cropping regions of Western Australia and New South Wales jumped, according to a government report.