Powerful Tropical Cyclone Zelia Hits Australia’s Iron Ore Hub February 14, 2025 By Renju Jose and Christine Chen Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall on Australia’s west coast on Friday, the weather bureau said, lashing the world’s largest iron...
Musk Calls Australian Government ‘Fascists’ Over Misinformation Law September 16, 2024 By Renju Jose Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, on Friday [Sept. 13] called Australia’s center-left government “fascists” over proposed legislation...
UK to Classify Data Centers as ‘Critical National Infrastructure’ September 16, 2024 By Renju Jose Britain’s data centers will be classified “critical national infrastructure,” the government said on Thursday [Sept. 12], giving the servers and...
Australia Faces Increased Risk From Bushfires Ahead of El Niño Summer December 4, 2023 By Renju Jose and Cordelia Hsu Australia faces an increased risk of bushfires during the approaching summer, authorities warned on Thursday, with the El Niño weather...
Australia Regulator Tells Medibank to Set Aside $167M After Major Cyber Attack June 27, 2023 By Renju Jose and Sameer Manekar Australia’s banking regulator told insurer Medibank on Tuesday it would have to set aside A$250 million ($167 million) in extra...
Australia’s Iron Ore Export Hub Braces for Powerful Cyclone Ilsa April 13, 2023 By Renju Jose Australia’s northwest region, home to the world’s largest iron ore export hub, braced on Thursday for the area’s most powerful...
Flash Floods Again Lash Southeast Australia, Forcing Evacuations October 14, 2022 By Renju Jose Thousands of people across Australia’s southeast were asked to evacuate their homes on Friday, including some in a western suburb...
Update: Heavy Rains Ease Over Sydney but Floods Continue to Force Evacuations July 6, 2022 By Renju Jose A wild storm system has moved away from Sydney after pounding Australia’s largest city with four days of torrential rain,...
Update: Heavy Rains Deluge Australian Towns for 2nd Time in a Month March 30, 2022 By Renju Jose Heavy rains deluged Australia’s east coast on Wednesday, submerging entire towns, while thousands of people fled their homes for the...
Sydney Faces ‘Tough 24 Hours’ as Floods Force Evacuations March 8, 2022 By Renju Jose Flood warnings stretched across Australia’s east coast on Tuesday and tens of thousands of Sydney residents fled their homes as...