The ruling brings an end to legal proceedings that began after the White Island eruption killed 22 people in 2019.
Author: Yan Zhuang
How Are You Preparing for a Summer of Fires?
As El Niño arrives, heralding dry weather, it feels like the whole country is on edge. We’d like to hear from readers in Australia.
Indigenous Australians Say ‘Reconciliation Is Dead’ After ‘Voice’
The rejection of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament is likely to lead to an irreversible shift in the nation’s relationship with its first peoples.
Australia Sees ‘Trump Style’ Misinformation in ‘Voice’ Campaign
The reverberations from election conspiracy theories, until recently the domain of political fringes, could be acute, as witnessed by the United States and Brazil.
How Aligning With China Changed Life in the Solomon Islands
The author of a new book on the diplomatic switch says that ending recognition of Taiwan affected life in unexpected ways across the island nation.
Australia Revisits What Worked, and Didn’t, in the Pandemic
An inquiry will try to draw lessons from the government response, but some question whether it will go far enough.
Australia Officially Declares Arrival of El Niño
The authorities ordered school closures on the south coast of New South Wales, where springtime temperatures were expected to near 100 degrees.
Australia Officially Declares Arrival of El Niño
The authorities ordered school closures on the south coast of New South Wales, where springtime temperatures were expected to near 100 degrees.
Culling, Curfews and Caps: Australia ‘Declares War’ on Its Cat Problem
Feral cats have long been recognized as a major threat to the continent’s native wildlife. But now the government is also exploring ways to rein in domestic cats.
Destruction of Trees Shocks a Sydney Suburb
The brazen culling of more than 250 trees at a waterside reserve in Australia, the speculation goes, had the goal of producing a better view.