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...
Sydney "• Jobless Australians flooded unemployment offices around the country Monday as Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned the coronavirus pandemic would cause an economic crisis...
Sydney"•Australia’s biggest airline Qantas said it would halt all international flights and suspend 20,000 staff in response to the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday, days after...
Sydney"•Exhausted firefighters said they had finally brought Australia’s largest “megablaze” under control Monday, as wet weather promised to deliver much-needed respite for the countryside...
Eden, Australia"•Reserve troops were deployed to fire-ravaged regions across three Australian states on Monday after a torrid weekend that turned swathes of land into...
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...
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...
Sydney"•Volunteer firefighters in Australia will be offered government compensation after spending extended periods fighting bush fires raging across the country, authorities announced Sunday.
Rural Fire...
Sydney"•Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison cut short a Hawaii holiday on Friday following a barrage of criticism for vacationing while his country battles an...
Buxton—A state of emergency was declared in Australia’s most populated region on Thursday, as a record heat wave fanned unprecedented bush fires.
About 100 fires...
Sydney—Thousands of protesters rallied in Sydney on Wednesday demanding urgent climate action from Australia’s government, as bush fire smoke choking the city caused health...
