Three separate fires could merge into massive blaze that will force mass evacuations
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Australia Wildfires Ravage Country’s Most Populous State
The wildfires raging in New South Wales, Australia’s most crowded state, have razed homes and led to at least one death.
Australian Wildfires Ravage Most Populous State
Smoke blackens skies across the country’s most populous state
In Sydney, Disaffected Lebanese Kids Caught in Spiraling Gang Violence
Facing racism at school and pressure at home, children from Middle Eastern families in Australia are dragged into world of organized crime and ethnic bloodletting
Australian Police Launch Massive Crackdown Against Hells Angels
Officials seize drugs, money and guns from biker gang’s hangouts
Massive Port Projects Threaten Integrity of Australia’s Famed Great Barrier Reef
Plan to construct world’s largest coal port and 17 other ports has UNESCO worried
Abbott Sworn In as Australia’s PM, Scraps Carbon Tax
The government will “get straight down to business,” says the new Prime Minister
Forget the Sharks, Here Come the Crocs: Why Australia’s Monsters Are Multiplying
A supremely successful conservation program has crocodile numbers spiraling upward
Throw Another Government on the Barbie
Of all the laws that govern Australia, few feel as good as compulsory voting. At my polling booth in Bondi Public School in Sydney on Saturday’s general elections, voters formed an orderly line as volunteers handed out …
Murdoch Weathers Free Speech ‘Crap’ Storm
Anti-News Corp protest-ad denied airplay ahead of Australian general election
Australia’s Message to Asylum Seekers: Go Away
On April 26, 1976, a leaky fishing boat chugged into Darwin Harbour carrying five asylum seekers from South Vietnam. Their original destination had been Guam, but they changed course after a chance encounter with an Aussie …
Lonely Planet Jobs Cull Prompts Social-Media Eulogy From Readers Fearing Guide’s Demise
Job cuts in Melbourne head office stoke fears that the world’s largest travel-guide publisher may cease printing
Great Barrier Reef Under Threat
Plans to create new ports could harm the world’s largest living structure. A look at Australia’s underwater treasure as its fate hangs in the balance.