By choosing sides, some experts say Australia has unnecessarily antagonized China, the country’s largest trading partner, while at the same time making itself overly reliant…
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The states of New South Wales (NSW) — home to Australia’s most populous city, Sydney — and Victoria reported a total of 886 infections Saturday,…
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Barbara Klump Two sulphur-crested cockatoos in Sydney, Australia, lift the lid of a trash bin to forage for food. CNN — A few years…
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Hopkins flew into Sydney to appear on Seven Network’s reality television program Big Brother VIP, according to Australian media. But she stoked public outrage when…
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UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee recommended the listing, recognizing the climate crisis as the driving factor behind the destruction of the world’s largest coral reef. It…
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She will compete in the women’s 87-kilogram category, according to a statement released by the New Zealand Olympic Committee that also announced the four other…
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The shocking dawn raid infuriated locals who began a nationwide campaign against their removal to Sri Lanka, where as minority Tamils they fear persecution. After…
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His real name remains a mystery more than 70 years after he was found dead in a smart brown suit on an Australian beach, a…
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For months, mice have ravaged fields and infested homes in eastern Australia, from the Victoria border in the south all the way to the country’s…
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