Australia and New Zealand

Business owners say it’s hard to keep pace with the country’s sporadic snow conditions and spontaneous skiers.

The United States no longer towers over the Asia-Pacific, dictating terms to its allies. Instead, it’s offering to be a teammate and share responsibilities.

The investigation of Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian of Hebrew University has prompted a debate inside Israel about the repression of free speech and academic freedoms since the war began.

American travelers going abroad this summer will find their money buys more in some unexpected countries, including Japan and Australia.

The Pacific island nation has become an object of fascination for some Americans who no longer want to deal with the U.S. political divide.

They build extensive burrow networks and don’t seem to mind when other woodland creatures use them as flameproof bunkers.

A new bulletin says China is trying to step up recruitment of Western-trained fighter pilots to improve its air combat capability.

A fern from a Pacific island carries 50 times as much DNA as humans do.

The art is accessible, the attendees cut across the social spectrum and the architecture beguiles.

The number of Indians abroad is small relative to the country’s population. Indian political parties want their support anyway.

Plus, South Africa goes to the polls

The sole known copy of the album “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” was not to be heard by the public until 2103. Some fans will be able to hear a selection of the 31 tracks at a museum in Hobart, Tasmania.

The Lord Howe Island stick insect vanished from its home, but an effort at zoos in San Diego and Melbourne highlights the possibilities and challenges of conserving invertebrate animals.

Just getting to survivors has proved to be an enormous challenge, with a blocked highway and unstable ground “posing ongoing danger” to rescue workers.

Nearly 4,000 people live in villages that were engulfed, a local official said. Unstable debris was complicating search and rescue efforts in a rural part of the Pacific nation.

Many more were missing in the Pacific nation as recovery and rescue efforts were delayed by a blocked highway and fallen boulders.

The government has committed hundreds of millions of dollars for people fleeing domestic violence, but among those who work with victims and survivors, optimism is hard to find.

John S. Jacobs was a fugitive, an abolitionist — and the brother of the canonical author Harriet Jacobs. Now, his own fierce autobiography has re-emerged.

Justine Payton was drawn to a Hare Krishna ashram for its yoga, meditation and vegan meals. She’s still figuring out what went wrong.

The WikiLeaks founder won his bid to appeal his extradition to the United States on espionage charges, opening a new chapter in a prolonged legal battle.

A hearing on Monday will determine whether Julian Assange has any more recourse in the British courts to appeal his extradition to the United States.

At a sanctuary on New Zealand’s North Island, the long-endangered flightless birds have grown so much in number that they are being transported to other areas to start new colonies.

New research shows the “upside-down trees” originated in Madagascar and then caught a ride on ocean currents to reach mainland Africa and Australia.

Estudios recientes ponen en duda que las intervenciones en salud mental a gran escala le hacen bien a los niños y adolescentes. Algunos, incluso, sugieren que pueden tener un efecto negativo.

As the death toll in Gaza has risen, countries have turned their backs on Israel. The consequences of those desertions, from security to economics, risk turning Israel into a pariah.

Many isolated Indigenous communities are dependent on fragile supply chains. This year, floods made that dramatically clear.

Los guardabosques indígenas del desierto occidental de Australia pudieron observar de cerca al topo marsupial del norte, un animal diminuto, de color claro y ciego que casi nunca sale a la superficie.

Recent studies cast doubt on whether large-scale mental health interventions are making young people better. Some even suggest they can have a negative effect.

Qantas, Australia’s national carrier, apologized and said it would pay a fine and compensation to settle a suit brought by a consumer watchdog.

The episode occurred just weeks after two major stabbing attacks in the country. The youth had been under monitoring for having extremist tendencies.

Student activists in Australia, Britain, France and elsewhere are challenging their universities’ stances on the war in Gaza and ties to Israel.

Brought to life by the Australian director Peter Weir, the movie’s conflict reflects a collective cultural trait his fellow citizens can relate to.

Indigenous rangers in Australia’s Western Desert got a rare close-up with the northern marsupial mole, which is tiny, light-colored and blind, and almost never comes to the surface.

The Harley Owners Group in Alice Springs is what’s known as a social motorcycle club, with the emphasis on social.

160 pilot whales were stranded across a wide swath of beach at the Toby Inlet near the town of Dunsborough in Western Australia, wildlife officials said.

Of the 160 whales stranded near the town of Dunsborough on Thursday morning, more than 100 were returned to the ocean. Twenty-nine others, however, died on the beach.

Every art institution now speaks of progress, justice, transformation. What if all those words hide a more old-fashioned aim?

Mr. Musk’s defiance over removing content is testing the boundaries of international legal systems.

Avani Dias said that she had been denied a visa renewal for weeks because of her reporting on the Sikh separatist movement. Indian officials disputed her account.

Moore, an Indigenous Australian artist, won the Golden Lion for “kith and kin,” which draws on what he says is 65,000 years of family history.

Amid early tidbits of misinformation came lessons about dodging falsities and allowing facts to build a story.

Drug parcels kept showing up on beaches along Australia’s shoreline. Now, the police say they found the man behind the botched shipment.

Feral cats take a heavy toll on the world’s wildlife, especially Down Under. The solution? Smarter traps, sharpshooters, survival camp for prey species, and the “Felixer.”

More than three years after Brittany Higgins went public with her claim of rape, her case reached a conclusion of sorts.

Quince de las 18 víctimas del sábado eran mujeres. Aunque es posible que nunca se conozcan los motivos del agresor, muchos afirman que el incidente pone de manifiesto un problema mayor.

El episodio de violencia del sábado en un centro comercial horrorizó a un país poco acostumbrado a este tipo de actos.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in the attack, in which several people were injured. An official said the episode appeared to have been motivated by religious extremism.

All but three of the 18 people killed or injured Saturday were women. While the attacker’s motive may never be known, many said the episode spoke to a larger problem.

To protect Australia’s iconic animals, scientists are experimenting with vaccine implants, probiotics, tree-planting drones and solar-powered tracking tags.

The police have yet to determine a motive for Saturday’s attack, which left six people dead, but said the assailant had mental-health problems.

When traditional conservation fails, science is using “assisted evolution” to give vulnerable wildlife a chance.

The attack happened in a busy center for tourists and beachgoers in the eastern suburbs, an affluent area of Sydney.

Shoppers hid in backrooms or ran screaming from the scene, while others stayed with injured victims. The police said they believed the attack was not a “terrorism incident.”

Saturday’s stabbing attack in Sydney horrified a country not used to such acts.

People who were at the scene told of chaos, screaming, wounded victims and a resolute attacker. Many struggled to process the shock hours afterward.

As well as a major mall, the area contains cafes and yoga studios. It’s a gateway from central Sydney, Australia, to eastern suburbs and several popular beaches.

Like the kiwi fruit, the feijoa, or pineapple guava, is not native to the island nation, but it has become something of a national obsession.

A university program seeks to improve cross-cultural understanding in Australia’s publishing industry.

The WikiLeaks founder has been held in London as he has battled extradition to the United States on charges related to his publication of classified documents.

The role-playing game Broken Roads takes its environment seriously. The Aussie slang, the reddish outback soil, even the ruffling of emu feathers provide authenticity.

If you can’t get enough of totality, or missed out this time, you’ll have three more chances in the next four years in destinations like Iceland, Spain, Egypt and Australia.

“We’ll make the best of it here. And they can call it a pork roll.”

The actress, known for roles in the “Pitch Perfect” movies, gets vulnerable about her weight loss, sexuality and money in her new memoir, “Rebel Rising.”

Indigenous leaders of New Zealand, Tahiti and the Cook Islands signed a treaty that recognizes whales as legal persons. Conservationists hope it will lead to legal protections.

After a stunning week of rain, the Todd River in Alice Springs flows once again, bringing a beleaguered community together.

Despite its thirst for Australian wine, China had taxed the imports in 2020 over a dispute about Covid-19.

After enjoying decades of prosperity, the country has hit stubborn economic turbulence.

La demanda del Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos contra Apple es la más reciente de una serie de acciones reguladoras que están golpeando al gigante tecnológico al mismo tiempo.

My 13-year-old has left her phone behind for hiking, chores and study in the Australian wilderness. Our pen-and-paper correspondence is opening up an unexpected world.

The country's domestic airlines play a crucial role in connectivity. But for the casual flier, even the journey is captivating.

A virologist, she worked with the pathologist Anthony Epstein, who died last month, in finding for the first time that a virus that could cause cancer. It’s known as the Epstein-Barr virus.

The Justice Department’s lawsuit against Apple is the latest in a series of regulatory actions that are hitting the tech giant at the same time.

Gender-based discrimination is central to the women-only art installation, in Australia, but one visitor claims it is also illegal.

El negocio de los cazadores de serpientes australianos cada vez va mejor, pues el periodo de aletargamiento de los reptiles se está reduciendo debido al aumento de la temperatura global.

Di Sanh Duong openly said that some people might mistake him for a Chinese spy, but he maintained that he never did anything to hurt Australia.

The first case tried under Australia’s foreign interference laws has raised tough questions about the breadth of the regulations.

Escalating tensions in the South China Sea, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. says, are not only a regional issue, but a global one.

To write about the increase in snake encounters in Australia, a journalist had to get hands-on with the slithering reptiles.

The sudden plunge of a Latam Airlines 787 Dreamliner this week might have been caused by a flight attendant hitting a switch on a cockpit seat.

Customers had problems ordering at restaurants in several countries on Friday. Restaurants in Japan closed, while some in Australia reportedly reverted to using pen and paper.

Experts say that since the overpopulation of both affects native wildlife similarly, the country should use the same strategies in managing them.

Business is good for snake catchers in Australia, as the period of brumation, a sort of hibernation for reptiles, is shrinking — a result of the warming earth.

Seven people, including four children, haven’t been seen in more than a day after 5.5 inches of rain in 24 hours led to floods and closed roads.

The airline, Latam, said a “technical problem” had caused the incident. Most of the injuries were minor, but one person was in serious condition.

The findings, from the largely uncharted waters of Bounty Trough, show that “we’ve got a long way to go in terms of understanding where life is found in the ocean,” a researcher said.

“There was no single trigger that caused this,” James Gibbons, a regional executive at Warner Bros Discovery, said.

El país pagó un acuerdo de exclusividad para que la estrella no se presente en ningún otro lugar del Sudeste Asiático. La decisión generó tensiones con Tailandia y Filipinas.

The country is defending paying the pop star to play nowhere else in Southeast Asia. Thailand’s prime minister said the price was up to $3 million per show.

For each additional minute spent with an electronic device, toddlers said less, heard less and had fewer back-and-forth exchanges with adults.

Reuben Schoots has been trying to build a business in a country that lacks a horological heritage. It hasn’t been easy, but he’s making progress.

With the wars in Ukraine and Gaza straining U.S. arsenals, Washington is seeking to expand production with global partners like Australia.

Stories about distinctive wildlife, Aboriginal mythology and idyllic Australian childhoods.

Dozens of tourists and guides were killed or injured when a volcanic island erupted in 2019. The disaster was ruled to be a violation of New Zealand’s workplace safety rules.

Dozens of unattended fuel stations across the country stopped working on Thursday for hours because of a software issue.

The officer, Beaumont Lamarre-Condon, was charged Friday with killing Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29, who had been missing for more than a week and whose bodies were found on Tuesday.

Immigrants can fill roles that are too often quickly vacated by Australians, but immigration roadblocks make becoming permanent employees impossible.

Shane Rose was briefly barred from competition after he wore a G-string bikini costume. The stunt won wide public support.

The bloodshed in Enga Province, which has been plagued by violence between tribal groups, left at least 26 people dead, according to the authorities.

Officials have found the toxic mineral at 34 sites, including schools and parks. The grounds outside a Taylor Swift concert venue tested negative.

Jefa Greenaway is a leading proponent of “Country-centered design,” which calls for collaboration with Indigenous communities and puts sustainability concerns at a project’s core.