Gallery: The New South Wales bush fires
Thursday was Australia's hottest day on record.
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The boy from Boree Creek: the moral and physical courage of Tim Fischer
Fischer led his party through the 1990s and was deputy prime minister, before suddenly opting out to give more time…
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I’m missing Australia for its beloved friends, its lunchtime margaritas – and its bin chickens
It’s just a shame the place is so far away from London.
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How Australia incubated far-right terror
No place is immune from the rise of hate and extremism. Not even New Zealand, until now a relative haven…
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Australia’s property bubble shows the lessons of the 2008 crash haven’t been learned
When I arrived in Australia and turned on the TV in my hotel room, I was bombarded with adverts for…
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New Zealand, a land for all seasons
It has suffered one of the most brutal terror attacks in recent history, but under Jacinda Ardern the country is increasingly…
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How Australia incubated far-right terror
The politics of hate have moved from the fringe to the mainstream.
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Can’t-do country: how Australia is on the brink of environmental disaster
Rather than tackle the impending catastrophe, Australia seems intent on becoming the most nannyish nation on earth.
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