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Money laundering fears prevent Sydney casino from opening

A multi-billion-dollar casino in Sydney will not be allowed to open as planned next month after admissions of money laundering prompted regulators to step...

Australia to seal off virus-hit state as outbreak worsens

Australia will effectively seal off the state of Victoria from the rest of the country, authorities said Monday, announcing unprecedented measures to tackle a...

60 Australian newspapers to stop print

Rupert Murdoch’s Australian flagship media group News Corp announced Wednesday it will stop printing around 60 regional newspapers, as the troubled sector received a...

Troops to enforce mandatory quarantine

Sydney"•The Australian military will help enforce the quarantine of travelers returning to the country, with the prime minister unveiling strict new measures and door-to-door...

Climate rows rage on even as Australian bushfires are extinguished

By Andrew Beatty Australia’s “black summer” of devastating bushfires is finally coming to a close, but bitter arguments over how to tackle climate-fuelled disasters are...

New South Wales bushfires contained

Sydney"•All the blazes in Australia’s hard-hit state of New South Wales have been brought under control, firefighters said on Thursday, signaling the end of...

Rain ‘breaking the back’ of Australia’s busfire crisis

Sydney"•Heavy rain was raising hopes Friday for an end to Australia’s unprecedented bushfire crisis, as downpours douse blazes that have burned out of control...

Dust storms, hail batter east coast of Australia

Sydney"•Thunderstorms and giant hail battered parts of Australia’s east coast on Monday after “apocalyptic” dust storms swept across drought-stricken areas, as extreme weather patterns...

Charred remains

This photo taken on Jan. 8 shows a dead kangaroo on a farm after bushfires in Batlow, in Australia’s New South Wales state. Batlow...

Rain brings relief, but fires ‘long way to go’

Mogo, Australia—Massive bushfires in southeastern Australia still have a "long way to go," authorities have warned, even as colder conditions brought some relief to...

Australian farmers vow to recover from tragedy

Batlow, Australia"•Steve Bellchambers is digging pits to bury the carcasses of livestock killed by bushfires which swept through his farm in Batlow, New South...

Australia reels after one more day of fire

Nowra, Australia"•Stunned Australians on Sunday counted the cost from a day of catastrophic bush fires that caused “extensive damage” across swathes of the country...

Shock, fear and sadness grip Australia’s ‘bushfire refugees’

By Holly Robertson Thousands of Australians forced from their homes by rampaging bushfires now find themselves stuck in makeshift camps, fearful for the future and...

Military evacuates fire-hit town in Australia

Nowra, Australia"•Australia’s military launched the seaborne evacuation of hundreds of people trapped in a southeastern town Friday, as the country braced for yet more...
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