World Jul 15 Virus resurgence forces countries to reimpose restrictions Countries around the world are reimposing lockdowns and implementing new health checks at their borders in an effort to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus before it spins even further out of control.
World Jun 17 New Beijing outbreak raises virus fears for rest of world China raised its emergency warning to its second highest level and canceled more than 60% of the flights into Beijing amid a new coronavirus outbreak in the capital.
World Apr 07 Cardinal welcomes Australian court's dismissal of sex abuse conviction Cardinal George Pell welcomed Australia's highest court clearing him of child sex crimes Tuesday and said his trial had not been a referendum on the Catholic Church's handling of the clergy abuse crisis.
Economy Mar 03 Australia cuts interest rate to record low to fight novel coronavirus impact Before the COVID-19 outbreak, the slowdown in the global economy that started in 2018 appeared to be coming to an end. Now, economists fear the virus will drag down global growth.
World Feb 01 Wildfires threaten Australian capital and southeast towns Wildfires burned out of control near Australia’s national capital, Canberra, and across surrounding New South Wales state on Saturday, with endangered residents warned to prepare to evacuate. The capital region declared a state of emergency on Friday because of a…
World Jan 23 Firefighting plane crashes in Australia, killing 3 Americans New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the crash deaths in the state's Snowy Monaro region, which came as Australia grapples with an unprecedented fire season that has left a large swath of destruction.
World Jan 16 Australia firefighters save world's only rare dinosaur trees Firefighters winched from helicopters to reach the cluster of fewer than 200 Wollemi Pines in a remote gorge in the Blue Mountains a week before a massive wildlife bore down.
World Jan 08 Storms bring relief to Australian wildfires, but also raise concerns Around 2,300 firefighters in New South Wales state were making the most of relatively benign conditions by frantically consolidating containment lines around more than 110 blazes and patrolling for lightning strikes.
World Nov 11 Australian state declares an emergency due to wildfires Fires in New South Wales state have claimed three lives, destroyed more than 150 homes and razed more than 1 million hectares (3,800 square miles) of forest and farmland since Friday.
World Oct 02 Australia says it's unlikely to give U.S. internal diplomatic communications It was revealed this week that Trump had asked world leaders for help in Attorney General William Barr's investigation into how the Russia investigation began.