Jamie Tarabay
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Australian Police Treating Car Fire That Killed 3 Children as Crime Scene
Residents in Brisbane reportedly tried to extinguish the fire, which also killed one man and hospitalized a woman who were in the vehicle. → Read More
In Australia’s Most Populous State, ‘All Fires Are Contained’
Wildfires that raged for months during a summer of extreme weather are finally under control or gone altogether in New South Wales. → Read More
Australia’s West Coast Braces for Tropical Cyclone Damien
The storm could thrash small towns with winds of up to 140 miles per hour, a meteorologist said. → Read More
Australia’s Wild Weather: First Fires, Now Baseball-Size Hail
Severe heat and dry skies have given way to strong thunderstorms in the country’s southeast, where giant hailstones destroyed cars. → Read More
‘It’s an Atomic Bomb’: Australia Deploys Military as Fires Spread
With more than a month still to go in the fire season, the government announced a large-scale use of military assets, a deployment not seen since World War II. → Read More
After Volcano Eruption, New Zealand Plans Risky Mission to Retrieve Dead
The authorities have repeatedly delayed recovery operations because of challenging conditions on White Island. → Read More
New Zealand Volcano Erupts, and Police See ‘No Signs of Life’
Five people have been confirmed dead after the eruption on White Island, which is popular with tourists. Several more are missing. → Read More
Manila Airport Shut as Typhoon Kammuri Hits the Philippines
Kammuri has begun dumping torrential rains across the eastern provinces of the archipelago and could disrupt the Southeast Asian Games. → Read More
Espionage and Interference? Australia Grapples With Its China Relationship
This talk of Australia this week was China, after revelations that a businessman said Chinese agents sought to implant him in Parliament and other espionage allegations raised questions about foreign interference. → Read More
Suddenly, the Chinese Threat to Australia Seems Very Real
After a businessman said Chinese agents sought to implant him in Parliament, that revelation and other espionage cases have finally signaled the end of a “let’s get rich together” era. → Read More
What Could Come Between These Two Allies? A $100 Jar of Honey
New Zealand producers, in the face of protests by their Australian counterparts, want to trademark manuka honey, a costly nectar beloved by celebrities. → Read More
Australia Proposes Face Scans for Watching Online Pornography
As a government agency seeks approval of a facial recognition system, it says one use for it could be verifying the age of people who want to view pornography online. → Read More
A Climbing Ban at Uluru Ends a Chapter. But There’s More to This Australian Story.
While the ban on ascending the iconic rock is a once-unthinkable victory for an Aboriginal people, they still face material hardship and a measure of resistance. → Read More
Australia Is Third Country to Join U.S. in Patrolling Strait of Hormuz
“This is about freedom of shipping,” said Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who denied that Australia was helping the United States put pressure on Iran. → Read More
Australian Police Raids Target News Media Over Leaked Documents
The federal police raided the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s offices in Sydney on Wednesday, a day after searching a newspaper editor’s home in the capital. → Read More
New Zealand Has an N.R.A., Too. It’s Thinking About Changing Its Name.
The New Zealand organization does not engage in the sort of political lobbying the American group is known for and is not pushing back on a national ban on military-style semiautomatic weapons. → Read More
Billionaire Wins Defamation Case Against Australian Media Group
Fairfax Media, which owns the Sydney Morning Herald, was ordered to pay $200,000 to Chau Chak Wing, a well-connected political donor in Australia. → Read More
National Australia Bank Chiefs to Resign in Wake of Damaging Report
The big lender had been singled out for its business practices and what an official report said was little likelihood of change under its top executives. → Read More
A Movie Star With a ‘Weird Relationship With Confidence’
The Australian actor and director Joel Edgerton has carved his own path through Hollywood, with the help of a band of filmmaking brothers. → Read More
Twisted Sister Clashes With Australian Politician Over Rock Anthem
Members of the American rock band objected to the use of their song “We’re Not Gonna Take It” for a political advertising campaign. → Read More