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A Handful of Climate-Focused Independents Just Upended Australia’s Political System. Here’s What Comes Next
By Amy Gunia
Racism In Australia Worsened by Anti-China Election Rhetoric
By AMY GUNIA / LAUNCESTON, AUSTRALIA
What to Know About Anthony Albanese
By AMY GUNIA / LAUNCESTON, AUSTRALIA
Climate Could Change the Course of Australia's Election
By AMY GUNIA / LAUNCESTON, AUSTRALIA
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Novak Djokovic Deported From Australia After Losing Appeal
The entire saga could have been avoided if Djokovic had been vaccinated—as 92% of Australians over 16 are
By Amy Gunia
January 14, 2022
Why Aussies Are Furious About Novak Djokovic
The controversy has struck a nerve in a country where 92% percent of adults are fully vaccinated.
By Amy Gunia
January 10, 2022
How 'Coral IVF' Could Save the Great Barrier Reef
Researcher Peter Harrison is reseeding coral reefs using a process he likens to in vitro fertilization (IVF) for coral
By Amy Gunia
December 29, 2021
Australians Hit Back at 'COVID Tyranny' Claims by U.S. Conservatives
One rightwing pundit even suggested the deployment of U.S. troops to Australia over the country’s anti-epidemic policies
By Chad de Guzman
October 22, 2021
Australia Plans to Build a Fleet of Nuclear Submarines to Counter China
Australia is set to become just the seventh nation to operate nuclear-powered submarines
By Jenny Leonard and Jason Scott/Bloomberg
September 16, 2021
COVID-19 Reaches Remote Aboriginal Communities
Australia badly lags the developed world in rolling out vaccines, with just 24% of the population fully vaccinated
By Amy Gunia
August 25, 2021
The Politics of Preserving Australia's Great Barrier Reef
UNESCO's decision to delay the listing of the reef as endangered has pleased Canberra but upset environmentalists
By Amy Gunia
July 27, 2021
Will Green Energy Be Fairer to Indigenous People?
In Australia, development has sometimes been undertaken without support from local communities. But a $75 billion green energy project has set out to change that dynamic.
By Amy Gunia
July 16, 2021
Australia’s Travel Ban Sparks Debate on Identity
The government's controversial move raises questions about what it means to be Australian at a time when migrants make up 30% of the population.
By Amy Gunia
May 19, 2021
Australian Women Force a Reckoning on Sexism
It began with Brittany Higgins' allegation that she was raped in a government minister's office
By Amy Gunia
March 12, 2021
Facebook’s Australia News Ban Could Hamper Vaccine Rollout
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook has become a primary news source in Aboriginal communities.
By Amy Gunia
February 22, 2021
How Aboriginal People Are Fighting for Justice
In Australia, racial justice activists have focused renewed attention on the deaths of Aboriginal people in custody following Black Lives Matter protests
By Amy Gunia
November 2, 2020
QAnon Takes on a Life of Its Own Down Under
For a conspiracy theory with origins in American politics, QAnon is proving remarkably malleable for export. In Australia and New Zealand, it has taken on a life of its own
By Amy Gunia
September 30, 2020
Australia Suffers Worst Day of Coronavirus Cases
The second wave threatens to derail the nation’s economic recovery
By Peter Vercoe and Edward Johnson / Bloomberg
July 22, 2020
Robyn Davidson on the Value of Solitude
40 years on from her bestselling memoir Tracks
By Mélissa Godin
July 16, 2020
Australia’s Most Populous States Close Borders as COVID-19 Spikes
The decision taken by the governments of New South Wales and Victoria marks a dramatic escalation of efforts to contain COVID-19 and could hinder the nation’s economic recovery
By Jason Scott and Edward Johnson / Bloomberg
July 6, 2020
In Australia, George Floyd Sparks New Awareness of Aboriginal Deaths
Floyd's death in Minneapolis, Minn. has sparked protests in solidarity on almost every continent. Some 9,000 miles away in Australia, it is focusing renewed attention on a longstanding problem: the deaths of Aboriginal people in custody
By Amy Gunia
June 25, 2020
China Blocks Some Australian Beef Imports as Relationship Deteriorates
Australia has a lot to lose if the relationship deteriorates
By Ainslie Chandler / Bloomberg
May 12, 2020
Australia Headed for First Recession Since 1991: Analyst
As coronavirus hits economies worldwide, GDP in Australia is expected to fall by 0.4 percentage point in the first three months of the year
By Michael Heath / Bloomberg
March 9, 2020
Climate Change Made Australia's Bushfires More Likely: Study
The fires scorched more than 40 million acres and killed over two dozen people as they swept across the country
By Amy Gunia
March 5, 2020
Today in Monkey Business, Let's Follow the Escapades of This Trio of Baboons Who Escaped
Three escaped baboons made for an entertaining afternoon in Sydney
By Melissa Locker
February 25, 2020
Australia's Climate Policy Is Hurting Its Currency, Analyst Says
While ABN Amro notes the current Australian administration remains uninterested in shifting climate policies, public opinion is changing after the bush fires
By Greg Ritchie / Bloomberg
February 17, 2020
'Australia Should Be Ashamed' After More Than 40 Koalas Killed on Logging Site
30 koalas were euthanized after being found injured among the felled trees
By Mélissa Godin
February 4, 2020
Watch: Koala Recovers After Injured in Bushfires
He is expected to fully recover
By Mahita Gajanan
January 28, 2020
Australia Bushfires May Create Nation’s First Climate Refugees
The nation is beginning to question the cost of rebuilding more than 3,000 homes that have been damaged or destroyed
By Matthew Burgess / Bloomberg
January 24, 2020
Most Australians Don't Spend a Lot of Time Thinking About the Bush. The Wildfires Remind Us What We Could Lose
“Smell that?” My husband gave me a look as we waited by Sydney Airport’s luggage carousel. It was smoke, not unpleasant, like a distant neighbor’s wood fire, but persistent and odd in a place that’s...
By Belinda Luscombe
January 23, 2020
Thunderstorms Bring Relief, Problems to Australia
Intense thunderstorms have brought hail and strong rains to some regions of Australia, where bushfires have been burning at an unprecedented scale. Farmers and firefighters alike celebrated the rain, which has helped disperse smoke in...
By Mélissa Godin
January 16, 2020
Australia’s Bushfires Show the Wicked, Self-Destructive Idiocy of Climate Denialism Must Stop
'We have to urgently stop burning coal,' writes Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
By Malcolm Turnbull
January 15, 2020
James Murdoch Criticizes His Father's Media Empire Over Climate Crisis Denial
James Murdoch has spoken out against his father Rupert's media outlets for their "ongoing denial" of the climate crisis as bushfires continue to ravage Australia. In a joint statement with his wife Kathryn, the couple...
By Mélissa Godin
January 15, 2020
How Australia's Indigenous Experts Could Help Deal With Devastating Wildfires
Australia has always had bushfires, the result of being the driest inhabited continent on earth combined with high temperatures. Its indigenous people, who predate European colonization by some 40,000 years, learned to manage and mitigate...
By Aarti Betigeri
January 14, 2020
Siemens Won't Drop Australian Coal Mine Contract Despite Pressure From Greta Thunberg
Siemens said it intends to honor a controversial contract to supply signaling systems to an Australian coal mine, defying the demands of activists who said they will continue protests in Germany on Monday. The company...
By Oliver Sachgau / Bloomberg
January 13, 2020
Bushfires Threaten Australia's Unique Animals With Extinction
Andrew Baker knew he had found something special when he heard the hissing noise coming from inside the metal trap he and a team of researchers had set out in the rainforest in eastern Australia....
By Amy Gunia
January 10, 2020
Will Australia's Fires Get Leaders to Act on Climate?
Families huddle on a once picturesque beach as their homes burn behind them. Baby koalas, their fur singed, cling to their mothers as they face a fiery demise. And military helicopters whomp overhead, searching the...
By Justin Worland
January 9, 2020
'Living Across Two Continents is Environmentally Unethical'
Australian actress Yael Stone says she is giving up her United States green card to reduce her environmental impact
By Madeleine Carlisle
January 8, 2020
Australia's Wildfires and Climate Change Are Making One Another Worse in a Vicious, Devastating Circle
It's a vicious, devastating circle
By Tara Law
January 7, 2020
Australia Is Burning: Scenes From a Deadly Season of Bushfires
Fires across Australia have burned more than 12 million acres, marking one of the country's worst bushfire seasons on record. Bushfires are an annual occurrence on the continent, but drought conditions and unprecedented heat have...
By Amy Gunia and Andrew Katz
January 6, 2020
P!nk Pledges $500,000 to Fight Australia's Wildfires
Australia has been fighting the worst wildfires it's experienced in decades
By Madeleine Carlisle
January 4, 2020
24 People, Millions of Animals Killed in Bushfires
At least 24 people have been killed as bushfires have burned more than 12 million acres in Australia—an area approximately the size of the U.S. states of Vermont and New Hampshire combined. The smoke from...
By Amy Gunia and Tara Law
January 3, 2020
Wildfires Rage Across Australia as Sydney Fireworks to Go Ahead
One firefighter has died and tens of thousands of people have been told to evacuate because of wildfires raging across Australia on Monday. The total number of firefighters killed across Australia is now 10, as...
By Billy Perrigo
December 30, 2019
Fires Emit Half Australia’s Annual CO2 Emissions
Around 200 blazes were burning across the world’s driest inhabited continent
By Heesu Lee / Bloomberg
December 23, 2019
Bushfires Rage Outside Every Major City in Australia
The Australian military's planes and boats are being deployed to provide aid
By Amy Gunia
December 20, 2019
Aussie PM Cuts Short Vacation After Firefighters Killed
Two firefighters were killed on Thursday while en route to fight a fire
By Amy Gunia
December 20, 2019
Koalas Were Already on the Brink in Australia. Bushfires Have Killed 1,000 in 2 Months, Experts Say
A koala that had received global attention after dramatic video footage emerged of its rescue from Australia's bushfires by a woman who wrapped it in her shirt has died after suffering extensive burns. Video footage...
By Rachael Bunyan
November 26, 2019
As Smoke From Bushfires Chokes Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Dodges on Climate Change
As hazardous smoke from raging bushfires blanket Sydney's landmarks on Thursday, the Australian Prime Minister refused to admit a direct link between the fires and the country's carbon emissions, which are among the highest per...
By Rachael Bunyan
November 21, 2019
Fleet of Grounded Boeing 737 Max Planes Will Be Parked in the Australian Desert as Investigation Continues
The jet is grounded globally following two deadly crashes within the past year
By Will Davies / Bloomberg
September 27, 2019
A Sleepy Giant Seal Helped Foil an International Drug Smuggling Operation in Australia
The seal just wanted to sleep in peace
By Rachael Bunyan
September 12, 2019
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