Australia and Oceania

‘Unprecedented’ flooding to hit northeast Australia

by Glenda KWEK Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Thousands of people in northeast Australia should expect "unprecedented flooding",…

‘Once in a century’ floods hit northeast Australia

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Once in a century floods have turned streets into rivers and forced thousands to abandon…

January was Australia’s hottest month ever: govt

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia suffered its hottest month ever in January, when widespread heatwaves exacerbated an already devastating…

In photos: Raging floodwaters hit Townsville, Queensland in Australia

  (Eagle News) -- For more than a week, Townsville in Queensland, Australia has been experiencing strong winds accompanied by…

Sea of white: ‘Hundreds of thousands’ of fish dead in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- "Hundreds of thousands" of fish have died in drought-stricken Australia in the last few days and…

Record breaking floods hit north Australia

  CAIRNS, Australia (AFP) -- Communities were cut off, farmers stranded and cows washed offshore as heavy rain pelted northeast…

Remains found of explorer who put Australia on the map

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The remains of the first British explorer to circumnavigate the Australian continent and popularize the…

Power outages as Australia swelters through extreme temperatures

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of people sweltering through a brutal heatwave in southern Australia were left without…

South Australia heatwave smashes record temperatures

ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) -- Temperatures in southern Australia topped 49 degrees on Thursday, shattering previous records as sizzling citizens received…

Tunnel through an Australian mountain? No problem, says Elon Musk

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia could become a test ground for another of Elon Musk's massive infrastructure projects after the…

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