Dozens of blazes, many of them out of control, are burning from the Sydney suburbs to areas hundreds of miles north around Byron Bay.
Tag: Australia
At Least 3 Dead as Fires Rage Across Eastern Australia
Firefighters warned of dry, windy conditions to come, signaling an early start for what could be the country’s worst fire season in decades.
We Asked Students to Write About Migration. Read the Winning Essay.
One student writes about the power of names in surviving a move to a new country.
Football’s Longest Drive: 1,000 Miles Across Australia
For Indigenous Australians in isolated towns, “bush footy” is more religion than sport. Neither distance, the police nor even death can keep teams from competing.
Girls as Young as 12 Were Strip-Searched in Australia
A police official said, “I’ve got young children, and if I thought that the police felt that they were at risk of doing something wrong, I’d want them strip-searched.”
Why Is Australia Trying to Shut Down Climate Activism?
An increasingly outraged public is demanding action in a nation intimately linked to coal mining. The government has responded by threatening a new law to punish protesters.
What Could Come Between These Two Allies? A $100 Jar of Honey
New Zealand producers, in the face of protests by their Australian counterparts, want to trademark manuka honey, a costly nectar beloved by celebrities.
The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix, Amazon and Stan in Australia in November
Our picks for November, including The Queen, Queer Eye and Catastrophe
Beer With Bella: Benjamin Law
The author and essayist shares insights on immigrant striving, social media and Australia’s imperfect meritocracy.
Australia Proposes Face Scans for Watching Online Pornography
As a government agency seeks approval of a facial recognition system, it says one use for it could be verifying the age of people who want to view pornography online.