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No Appendix, No Problem. Australia’s Remote Doctors Tell All.
Being the only physician around for hundreds of miles isn’t always bad. “It’s quite liberating to be like, ‘I’m the…
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Was the Dingo Born to Be Wild?
Burial remains from 800-2,000 years ago hint that the First Australians may have kept the continent’s famous canine species as…
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Australia’s ‘National Crisis’ of Domestic Abuse
The government has committed hundreds of millions of dollars for people fleeing domestic violence, but among those who work with…
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How a Remote Australian Town Nearly Ran Out of Food
Many isolated Indigenous communities are dependent on fragile supply chains. This year, floods made that dramatically clear.
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Teenager Fatally Shot by Australian Police After He Stabbed a Man
The episode occurred just weeks after two major stabbing attacks in the country. The teen had been under monitoring for…
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‘Dead Poets Society’ Has Some Distinctly Australian Relevance
Brought to life by the Australian director Peter Weir, the movie’s conflict reflects a collective cultural trait his fellow citizens…
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After Months of Cocaine Washing Ashore, Australian Police Make an Arrest
Drug parcels kept showing up on beaches along Australia’s shoreline. Now, the police say they found the man behind the…
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Should We Change Species to Save Them?
For tens of millions of years, Australia has been a playground for evolution, and the land Down Under lays claim…
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In Australia, a Nation’s Banh Mi Love Affair
“We’ll make the best of it here. And they can call it a pork roll.”
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As Relations Thaw, China Lifts Tariffs on Australian Wine
Despite its thirst for Australian wine, China had taxed the imports in 2020 over a dispute about Covid-19. The nations…