Articles by Rod McGuirk

Australia’s ambitious plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions appeared doomed when a crucial senator said Monday he would not vote for the government’s proposed laws. Sen. Steve Fielding is one of two independents in the Senate the government needs this …

Australians battled both fires and some of the worst flooding in decades Monday that stranded residents in several communities after days of intense summer heat and storms. Bureau of Meteorology hydrologist Gordon McKay said some parts of New South Wales, …