Tag: Australia
After Years of Acrimony, China and Australia Cautiously Reach Out
SYDNEY, Australia — Four years after Australia’s ties with China entered a downward spiral, with Australia emerging as…
The ‘Hard Yakka’ of Defining Australian English’s Many Quirks
CANBERRA, Australia — Amanda Laugesen scrolled through the spreadsheet of 7,000 words and idioms being considered for the…
Russia and China Held Military Exercise in East Asia as Biden Visited
WASHINGTON — China and Russia on Tuesday held their first joint military exercise since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine,…
Australia’s Election: What to Watch
Australians go to the polls on Saturday to choose a government as the country, emerging from two years…
Biden Begins Trip to Asia Meant to Reassure Allies of Focus on China
SEOUL — President Biden embarked Thursday on his first diplomatic mission to Asia since taking office, hoping to…
How a Group of Female Independents Aims to Revive Australian Democracy
Their campaigns have been bolstered by money from a group called Climate 200, which has collected more than…
How the Long Recovery From Bush Fires Could Decide Australia’s Election
COBARGO, Australia — On a recent sunny day in the hills behind Cobargo, a village in southeastern Australia,…
How Australia Saved Thousands of Lives While Covid Killed a Million Americans
MELBOURNE, Australia — If the United States had the same Covid death rate as Australia, about 900,000 lives…
With ‘Nitram,’ Caleb Landry Jones Takes On Another Challenging Role
Until recent events at the Oscars, the film season’s most memorable best actor speech belonged to Caleb Landry…
How Scandals Drove Hillsong to Lose its American Churches
Mr. Dooley, the interim leader, said in an email to The Times through the church press office that…
China and Solomon Islands Draft Secret Security Pact
SYDNEY, Australia — A leaked document has revealed that China and the Solomon Islands are close to signing…
Australia Asks: How Far Is Too Far in Making China a Campaign Weapon?
MELBOURNE, Australia — A group of middle-aged Chinese Australians logged onto Zoom to step, kick and punch through…