Those taking their kit off for the Dark Mofo Nude Solstice Swim in Hobart today might do well not to complain about the cold.

The winter solstice in Australia will fall on Saturday, June 21, marking the shortest day of the year due to the Sun reaching ...

Australian-Antarctic base staff join in winter solstice dives. While it might have looked chilly on the shores of Sandy Bay’s Long Beach for Dark Mofo’s solstice swimmers, spare a thought for ...

Wearing nothing but red swim caps, 3000 souls have taken a nude sunrise plunge into Hobart's River Derwent to mark the winter ...

While it might have looked chilly on the shores of Sandy Bay’s Long Beach for Dark Mofo’s solstice swimmers ... takes the plunge at midwinter swim in Antarctica. Picture: Australian Antarctic ...

Enduring discomfort together may bring people closer, especially when it's mixed with a bit of joy, according to a study ...

While the weather might be drastically different in Tasmania and the NT during winter, the social calendar is equally busy.

The annual Nude Solstice Swim marked the end of Dark Mofo 2025, with 3,000 people shedding their clothes for the final “cleansing” ritual. When the swim was first proposed in 2013, police ...

Thousands of naked bodies surged into icy Tasmanian waters at sunrise to close Australia’s most daring winter festival.