South Australia supplies 80% of the world's opals, and the industry is centred on Coober Pedy, a town of around 3,500 people located 850 miles (1,368km) north of Adelaide, and 430 miles south of ...

"The Path of Enlightenment" necklace contains 180 magnificent opals from Lightning Ridge, Australia, a famous opal producing area. - Courtesy Cody Opal Opal is the product of seasonal rains that ...

Figure 1. These fire opals, a 14.49 ct cabochon (left) and a 1.09 ct cushion cut (right), are shown prior to immersion in plain water at room temperature. Note the natural-looking color. Photos by ...

Officials from the federal and state police, as well as Australia's intelligence agency, met on Monday and concluded that the fire was "likely a terrorist incident," the police chief said.

Australia's gold, silver, bronze medal count at Paris 2024 | How much are Australian Olympians paid? Here is everything you need to know about the Australian Opals vs Nigeria, including the tip ...

Australia's gold, silver, bronze medal count at Paris 2024 | How much are Australian Olympians paid? Here is everything you ...

Australia last medalled in women's basketball in 2012, with its best ever finish a silver medal, on three occasions. The Opals take on the USA on Saturday morning at 1.30am AEST, with live coverage ...

Australia's Olympic revival in Lille continued on Sunday with a defeat of the previously-unbeaten France. Clutch Cayla George buckets in a seven-point defeat of France have steered the Opals from ...

Australia’s leading basketballers have tapped into the Opals’ medal-winning history and brought the famous but divisive bodysuit back for this year’s Tokyo Olympics. The official unveiling of the ...

Opals forward Bec Allen is a chance to return from her rib injury for Australia’s final qualifying round game at the women’s basketball World Cup. A member of the Opals team that won silver at the ...