Several days of torrential downpours have pummeled towns and cities in Queensland. The state premier described the wild weather as a “rain bomb” with “waves of water just coming down.”
Author: Yan Zhuang
‘Live With the Virus’? For Australians, It’s Taken Some Getting Used To.
Australia once stamped out every Covid outbreak. Now it’s done with all that. The policy U-turn, and the soaring case numbers, caught many off guard.
Tonga Goes Into Lockdown Over Covid Cases
Among the infected are two workers who were helping to distribute aid shipments at the Tongan wharf after a volcanic eruption and tsunami tested positive.
Brian Houston Steps Down as Leader of Hillsong, Australian Megachurch
Brian Houston, who was the leader of Hillsong, is accused of concealing past abuse by his father, who later died and was never charged.
Australian Government Buys Copyright to Indigenous Flag
The flag had been at the center of a dispute, but the move allows anyone to reproduce its design without seeking permission or paying a fee.
Australia’s (Brief) Idea to Ease Supply Chains: Juvenile Forklift Drivers
A proposal, and the rapid retreat that followed, both elicited waggish mockery and highlighted a serious economic problem.
How Djokovic Spurred Debate on the Fairness of Border Policies
The past week has thrown Australia’s strict border control and detention system into the spotlight.
Australian Man Is Convicted of Killing Gay American in 1980s
The death of Scott Johnson, a young mathematician who was found at the bottom of a cliff, was initially ruled a suicide. His brother had pressed investigators to re-examine the case.
Djokovic Admits False Statement on Australia Travel Document
The tennis star also said he had participated in an interview and a photo shoot even after testing positive for the coronavirus, in an apparent violation of rules in his native Serbia.
Djokovic Says He Did Interview and Photo Shoot Even After Testing Positive
The tennis star released a statement that he said would clarify “misinformation” as the Australian authorities weigh whether to deport him.