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It's the year of the far-cation, and almost no place is farther from the U.S. than Western Australia. Perth, Western Australia's capital, is halfway around the world from the East Coast. To get there ...

Kevin West is a writer, food consultant, and “canning evangelist” (according to NPR). He’s the author of the cookbook “Saving the Season,” and his work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, Martha Stewart ...

Western Australia’s 8,000-mile-long coastline is littered by at least 1,600 sunken vessels—more than any other Australian state—and these wrecks now lure tourists, thrill divers, and fascinate ...

PERTH, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The state government of Western Australia committed on Wednesday to a five-year extension of a subsidy to the private Griffin Coal company, which supplies the private ...