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U.S. Midwest Freezes, Australia Burns: This Is the Age of Weather Extremes
Numbing cold hit parts of the United States as wildfires raged in Australia’s record-breaking heat. Here’s the climate change connection.
Across Australia, Yet Another Scorching Summer
Australia’s heat waves, now an annual ordeal, have been expanding into new territory — like Tasmania, where more than 50 wildfires were burning as of Friday.
Letter 91: Australia’s Old and New Spending Spree?
This week’s newsletter looks at money and priorities in the land of the long boom. Plus: Free tickets to Fringe World in Perth!
China Says Australian Writer Is Suspected of National Security Crimes
Yang Hengjun, a Chinese-born writer, is the third foreigner since last month to have been detained under the vague charge of “endangering national security.”
Chinese-Australian Writer Yang Hengjun Detained in China
A former Chinese official with Australian citizenship, Mr. Yang flew from New York to Guangzhou despite friends’ warnings that it was too dangerous.
How to Make Sex Scenes Natural and Nonthreatening? Cue the ‘Intimacy Coordinator’
As the acting industry grapples with a culture of sexual harassment and power imbalances, efforts to ensure the well-being of performers involved in intimate scenes are gaining ground.
Man Is Charged in Killing of Israeli Student in Australia
Codey Herrmann, 20, is accused of raping and murdering Aiia Maasarwe, who was attacked on a Melbourne street after a night out with friends.
Letter 90: Stories We’re Watching Across the Indo-Pacific
This week’s Australia Letter delivers a preview of reporting targets across the region. Plus: A call for love.
The Saturday Profile: A Movie Star With a ‘Weird Relationship With Confidence’
The Australian actor and director Joel Edgerton has carved his own path through Hollywood, with the help of a band of filmmaking brothers.