SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian fire crews are battling massive bushfires on Fraser Island, the world's largest sand island, which have been burning for six weeks, forcing tourists to flee the island ...

The Queensland government in Australia announced the official name change of one of the state’s most treasured and culturally significant destinations to its traditional name ‘K’gari’ (formerly Fraser ...

A tourist hot spot off the coast of Australia, Fraser Island, will once again be known as K'gari, its original Indigenous name, the Queensland government announced. The island, which is located ...

Forget Fraser Island. The world’s largest sand island is now officially known by its traditional name, K’gari, the government of the Australian state of Queensland announced Wednesday. The name change ...

FRASER ISLAND, Australia (dpa) – The bus shakes wildly and heads are quickly drawn back inside as the wheels dip into another pothole in the road. The large all-terrain vehicle has been struggling ...

Australia’s Fraser Island is the latest destination to have its Aboriginal name restored. The world’s largest sand island, which is located off the coast of Queensland state about 250 km (155 miles) ...

SYDNEY, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Heavy rains overnight have partly doused a large bushfire on a World Heritage-listed Australian island, but authorities warned on Tuesday the danger was not over with hot, ...

Australia's Fraser Island is a world heritage site just off the northeast coast and the planet's largest sand island. For six weeks massive fires have ravaged its low brush and rainforest amid the ...

A tourist hot spot off the coast of Australia, Fraser Island, will once again be known as K'gari, its original Indigenous name, the Queensland government announced. The island, which is located ...