The parents of a diabetic girl who died just shy of her ninth birthday and a dozen members of their religious sect were found guilty of manslaughter by an Australian court on Wednesday for withholding lifesaving medication. The girl’s father, Jason Struhs, and the sect’s leader, Brendan Stevens, had also faced charges of murder. But … Read more
It’s been called the Trump playbook, the Trump card, the Trumpist approach, campaigning as “Donald Trump lite” and even “going full Trump.” Election season is heating up in Australia, where the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has been sounding a lot like President Trump. He has lashed out at a “woke brigade” of banks, grocery stores … Read more
A teenage girl died on Monday after being bitten by a shark while swimming at a popular beach in Queensland on Australia’s eastern coast, according to the authorities. The teenager, Charlize Zmuda, had been in the water off Woorim Beach, a surf spot about 45 miles north of Brisbane, when she was attacked by the … Read more
Two Australian medical workers caught on video making threats against Israeli patients have set off an uproar in a country where there has been a spate of antisemitic attacks in recent weeks. “I won’t treat them,” one of the workers, wearing medical scrubs and a hijab, is heard saying in the video. “I’ll kill them.” … Read more
A powerful tropical cyclone was barreling toward the Pilbara region in northwestern Australia on Thursday and was expected to bring destructive winds and flooding to a remote region that is home to ports and mines that are crucial to the global economy. Tropical Cyclone Zelia had sustained wind speeds of about 127 miles per hour … Read more