New South Wales
Surfer Killed in Shark Attack on Australia’s East Coast
SYDNEY—A man has been killed in a suspected shark attack on Tuesday off a popular beach on the mid-north coast of Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state, rescuers and police said. Emergency services were called to Tuncurry beach, more than 300 kms (186 miles) north of Sydney, after reports of the shark attack, NSW police […]
NSW Fire department Declares All Bushfires Extinguished After 240 Days
The Australian State of New South Wales Fire department has declared the whole of the state free of bushfires after enduring 240 days of very traumatic, exhausting and anxious “black summer” fire season.
Rainfall Forecast Gives Hope to Australia’s Firefighters
The rainfall forecast for Australia’s fire-ravaged east coast is bringing hope to embattled firefighters. Australia’s national weather, climate, and water agency, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), has said cumulative rainfall for the rest of the week could be more than 25 millimeters for large areas of the east coast where most of the firegrounds have […]
‘Too Late to Leave’: Bushfires out of Control Across Southeast Australia, 2 More Killed
Bushfires were burning dangerously out of control on Australia’s east coast on Saturday, fueled by soaring temperatures and strong winds that had firefighters battling to save lives and property.
Australia’s NSW Braces for Catastrophic Fire Conditions
Firefighters in the Australian state of New South Wales were bracing for “catastrophic” fire conditions on Saturday as temperatures well above 40C (104F) and strong winds were set to fuel more than 100 fires burning across the state.
One Nation Secures New South Wales Upper House Seats
Crossbenchers will hold the balance of power in the New South Wales upper house after the Liberal-National coalition lost three seats in the state’s 42 seat Legislative Council. The coalition will have to rely on five votes from the expanded upper house crossbench to pass legislation after the final preferences were distributed on April 15 afternoon. […]
Labor’s Michael Daley Denies Putting Full-Page Ads on Chinese Papers
New South Wales Labor leader Michael Daley says he played no part in organising full-page ads featuring him on the front of several Chinese language newspapers after he was criticised suggesting Asian migrants were taking local jobs. The front-page advertisements published on Wednesday, March 20—three days from Saturday’s state election—feature a large photo of Daley […]