Morrison, Scott (1968- )
Australia’s Election: What to Watch and What’s at Stake
Commuters in Melbourne last month. Australians go to the polls on Saturday to choose a government.Credit…Asanka Brendon Ratnayake for The New York Times Australians go to the polls on Saturday to choose a government as the country, emerging from two years of Covid-fueled isolation, faces rising inflation, persistent anxiety about climate change and growing foreign […]
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How a Group of Female Independents Aims to Revive Australian Democracy
Their campaigns have been bolstered by money from a group called Climate 200, which has collected more than 12 million Australian dollars, or about $8.5 million, from 12,000 donors to go to 22 independent candidates. That has led critics to claim they are not really independent. But Ms. McGowan and others, including Simon Holmes à […]
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How the Long Recovery From Bush Fires Could Decide Australia’s Election
COBARGO, Australia — On a recent sunny day in the hills behind Cobargo, a village in southeastern Australia, local volunteers were hard at work installing a bathroom for the Jee family, which had waited more than two years for a proper one. Tammie and Brett Jee and their five sons lost their home on New […]
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‘Rain Bomb’ Hits Northeastern Australia, Killing at Least 8
MELBOURNE, Australia — At least nine people have died from the flash flooding that has battered northeastern Australia in the past few days, with the wild weather forcing residents to evacuate and schools to close, while thousands of homes have been left inundated. Queensland has been hit the hardest, with torrential rain pummeling towns and […]
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Flooding in Brisbane and Northeast Australia Leaves at Least 7 Dead
MELBOURNE, Australia — At least seven people have died from the flash flooding that has battered northeastern Australia in the past few days, with the wild weather forcing residents to evacuate and schools to close, while thousands of homes have been left inundated. Queensland has been hardest hit, with torrential rain pummeling towns and cities […]
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Australia’s (Brief) Idea to Ease Supply Chains: Juvenile Forklift Drivers
MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian government has been trying all kinds of things to address a pandemic labor shortage: Letting international students work more hours. Reimbursing visa costs to lure backpackers. Easing isolation requirements for essential workers. But letting children drive forklifts? On Thursday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison quickly retreated from a proposal, which he […]
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Novak Djokovic’s Fight to Stay in Australia Lives Another Day
Novak Djokovic, the top men’s tennis player in the world, was detained by border authorities in Australia, on Saturday, the latest turn in a legal dispute over his travel visa that has drawn interest around the world and inflamed tensions during a rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak. The Australian minister for immigration revoked Djokovic’s travel visa […]
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Novak Djokovic Can Remain in Australia, Judge Rules
SYDNEY, Australia — Novak Djokovic, the Serbian tennis star, moved one step closer to competing for his record 21st Grand Slam title after an Australian judge ordered his release from immigration detention on Monday, ending a five-day saga over his refusal to be vaccinated for Covid-19. The judge, Anthony Kelly, found that Djokovic had been […]
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