Australia launches national inquiry into bushfires
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia set up a national inquiry Thursday into its month-long bushfire crisis that affected three…
5 years ago
Australia and Oceania
Former Rugby League player suspected of killing wife, 3 kids in Australia car fire
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An ex-rugby league player is suspected of killing his three children and estranged wife by setting…
5 years ago
Bushfire crisis hit 75% of Australians: survey
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Three in four Australians -- almost 18 million people -- were affected by the country's deadly…
5 years ago
Floods fail to end Australia’s years-long drought
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Heavy rain has given hope to Australia's drought-stricken regions, but scientists warned Tuesday sustained falls were…
5 years ago
6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but no…
5 years ago
Cyclone Damien batters northwestern Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Tropical cyclone Damien lashed Australia's northwestern resource-rich region of Pilbara on Saturday as locals heeded…
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Thousands flee severe flooding in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Severe flooding forced thousands of residents in New Zealand's South Island to flee their homes…
5 years ago
Australia to refuse entry to non-citizens arriving from China
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The Australian government on Saturday said it would bar non-citizens arriving from mainland China from…
5 years ago
Emergency declared for bushfire-threatened Canberra
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Authorities in Canberra on Friday declared the first state of emergency in almost two decades as…
5 years ago
New Zealand charters flight to assist with Wuhan evacuation
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand announced Thursday it will charter a 300-seat aircraft to evacuate nationals from Wuhan,…
5 years ago
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