The country is wrestling with the political and economic consequences of its sharp turn in policy and tone — including an erosion of tolerance.
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‘There Is a Right and Wrong Way to Tickle a Rat’
Researchers in Australia tickled the rodents every day for a month to see if it would improve their emotional well-being.
What I Learned About Australia’s Lackluster Vaccination Effort From the Latest Covid ‘Hot Spot’ in Sydney
Australia is great at outbreak response but something is lacking when it comes to the country’s vaccine rollout.
Australia’s Struggle With ‘Bonk Bans’ and ‘Manterruptions’
Prime Minister Scott Morrison came under fire this week for abruptly interrupting a female senior minister who was asked what it’s like to be a woman in Parliament.
3 U.S. Firefighters Die in Plane Crash as Australia’s Blazes Intensify
The disaster ended a brief lull in the country’s summer of deadly wildfires.
‘Armageddon Is Here’: Australian Readers Share Their Wildfire Experiences
Readers share how they are coping with wildfires that have swept through parts of Australia. Some fled to the beach for safety. Others stayed behind to defend their homes.
Suddenly, the Chinese Threat to Australia Seems Very Real
After a businessman said Chinese agents sought to implant him in Parliament, that revelation and other espionage cases have finally signaled the end of a “let’s get rich together” era.
Australian Police Raids Target News Media Over Leaked Documents
The federal police raided the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s offices in Sydney on Wednesday, a day after searching a newspaper editor’s home in the capital.
In Australia, Muslims Call for Pressure on China Over Missing Relatives
Members of the Uighur ethnic group want their adopted homeland to take action over China’s internment camps, into which many of their loved ones seem to have disappeared.
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!