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Lifestyle & Belief
More people are running marathons than ever before. Why?
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Israel-Hamas war
University students across the globe protest the Israel-Hamas war 
4:52
A building is inundated with water on the far side of the Windsor Bridge at Windsor on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia
Natural disasters
Sydney floods burden 50,000 around Australia’s largest city
Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese, center back, celebrates with his partner partner Jodie Haydon, right, and Labor senate leader partner Penny Wong at a Labor Party event in Sydney, Australia
Elections
Albanese sworn in as PM in Australia ahead of Tokyo summit
A man is shown on his stand up paddle board with several boats docked in the distance along with Sydney's skyline.
COVID-19
Australia to lift 18-month COVID-19 travel ban next month
A pickup truck is shown flying the white and black Taliban flag in the distance with two people holding rifles in the nearground.
Top of The World
Thousands desperate to be evacuated from Afghanistan
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell stand together at the Capitol
Top of The World
US and Afghan presidents to meet in Washington amid troop withdrawal
A man is shown laying in a gurney with a medical professional at the head.
Top of The World
Melbourne struggles with second coronavirus spike; Former US Marine sentenced in Russia; UK’s largest pension fund to divest from fossil fuels
Chemicals seized during Asia’s largest-ever drug bust in Myanmar. 
Global Politics
A massive Asian drug bust has stirred a fentanyl mystery
People protest, one woman with a sign "for my future kids my life matters"
Top of The World
Protests raise concerns of COVID-19 spread; Researchers retract hydroxycholorquine study
A close up photograph of a woman wearing a white protective face mask with the words, "I can't breathe" written on it.
Protest
Citing COVID-19, Australian court bans George Floyd protests in Sydney
Research at The University of Sydney in Australia suggests cows have individual voices, and they talk to each other. 
The emotional lives of cows
A wildlife rescuer carries a Koala.
Environment
Koalas are the face of Australian tourism. What now after the fires?
A man on an orange jumpsuit holds a koala with burned feet.
1 billion animals have died in Australian bushfires, ecologist estimates
A car is shown in the distance driving on a road and entirely surrounded by dark yellow smoke.
Natural disasters
Thousands flee fires in Australia, navy helps evacuate the stranded
Several people are shown standing on a beach with many holding cloth to their faces to protect from the smoke.
Environment
Thousands trapped on Australian beaches by dangerous bushfires
This spring, passengers on a morning flight on Qantas Airways in Australia were greeted in an unusual way: They were on board the world's first waste-free flight. 
Environment
This Australian airline invites you to ‘sit back and enjoy the world’s first zero-waste flight’
A man speaks in front of a crowd of journalists with microphones.
Conflict & Justice
‘Downward spiral’ of press freedom echoes in ABC police raid in Australia
Police man stands at a check point next to a police car in the Sydney inner suburb of Surry Hills
Conflict
Australian authorities have foiled a ‘terror plot’ to bring down an airplane
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House as Australia ushers in the New Year.
Culture
Australia kicks off a global New Year party defying terror threat
A replica of Captain Cook’s ship, the Endeavour, sailing off the coast of New Zealand in 1995. The replica was built in Australia in 1994, where Cook is a national hero.
Science
Famous explorer Captain Cook’s ship may have been found in Newport, Rhode Island
A screengrab from the View from the Wing website explaining how to get cheap fares from Danish websites.
Business
About that $44 trans-Atlantic flight from United — in business class
Three women wearing hijab, the headscarf worn by some Muslim women, on a platform in the New York City subway. Australians feared that Muslims on public transportation would be harassed following the Sydney hostage crisis.
Belief
Australians sign up to protect Muslims in public with #illridewithyou campaign
Hostages run past a police officer (C) near Lindt Cafe, at Martin Place in central Sydney December 16, 2014. Australian security forces on Tuesday stormed the Sydney cafe where several hostages were being held at gunpoint.
Conflict
An Iranian refugee and self-styled Muslim cleric is blamed for a hostage crisis in Sydney
Rock band AC/DC lead guitarist Angus Young (R) and vocalist Brian Johnson perform during a concert at the Telenor Arena in Fornebu, near Oslo February 18, 2009.
Music
Why you should proudly wear your love of Australian rockers AC/DC on your sleeve
The Pentagon
Global Scan
A top secret Pentagon report into top secret leaks gets out
A fireman climbs down from his truck as a bushfire approaches a town outside of of Melbourne, Australia in February, 2009. Officials blamed the dozens of blazes across the country five years ago on a "once in a century" heatwave. With climate change incre
Health & Medicine
Australians aim to build psychological resilience in the face of a changing climate
Sports
You, too, can join the ‘Brazil Nuts’ on their 1966-km walk to the World Cup
Arts, Culture & Media
A late bell, silent prayers and the world’s largest fireworks show greet the new year
Business, Economics and Jobs
Sydney Harbour Bridge offers tourists an unusual birds’ eye view
Global Scan
When does extinct not really mean extinct?
Australia smoke
Environment
In Australia, raging early spring wildfires have rekindled a raging debate over climate change
Global Scan
Sydney’s safe for now, but Australia still burns
Environment
Australia debating using dingoes, Tasmanian devils to control invasive species
Business, Economics and Jobs
Australia’s growing economy causing the government to look abroad for skilled labor
Global Politics
Prominent Canadian gay rights activist killed in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Development & Education
Australia still struggling with legacy of “stealing” children from Aborigine families
Environment
VIDEO: Australian conservationists using a dog to help save endangered penguins
Global Politics
New deportation policy and same-sex couples
Arts, Culture & Media
Ex-Gitmo detainee’s one-man show
Arts, Culture & Media
The market for modern Middle Eastern art
Sports
Tulsa 2024: The Real Plan to Make OK the Home of the Summer Olympic Games
Conflict & Justice
Gary the Goat Gets Day in Court
Prank Calling Australian DJ Breaks Silence
Development & Education
A Mobile Ear for Pregnancy Problems
Business, Economics and Jobs
Rise of the Emirates as an Airline Traffic Hub
Environment
A Deal with Devils to Control Australian Pests
Environment
Australia Lab to Simulate Climate Changes
Business, Economics and Jobs
Why Australia is Looking for a Few Good Workers
Arts, Culture & Media
An Expensive Burger in Australia
Business, Economics and Jobs
A List of Cities Compiled by International Economists
Sports
A Yacht Race in the Tasman Sea
Conflict & Justice
Australia’s ‘Stolen Generation’
US to Station Troops in Australia, Reasserting Presence in Pacific
Business, Economics and Jobs
Miners vs. Farmers in Australia
Global Politics
Australia’s Enviable Debt
Environment
Australia to Impose Tax on Greenhouse Pollution
Arts, Culture & Media
Big Cod, Strawberry, and a Worm, Australia’s Roadside Attractions
First Impressions of Sydney