New South Wales
Australian Authorities Say Shooting by Teen at Police Station Is 'Linked to Terrorism'
A 15-year-old gunman reportedly visited a local mosque before he killed one officer outside New South Wales Police headquarters in Sydney on Saturday.
Australian State May Force Convicted Pedophiles to Undergo Chemical Castration
A new government task force in Australia is considering whether to force child sex offenders to undergo chemical castration as a judicial alternative to prison sentencing.
Australian Vineyards Are Using Sunscreen to Save Their Grapes
Due to Australia's harsh and hot climate, its winemakers are taking creative approaches to protecting their grapes from sun damage—including good old sunscreen.
Victoria Won’t Be Getting A Safe Injecting Room Anytime Soon
While Sydney's supervised injecting room has been a widely accepted success, the Victorian government still opposes a facility in Melbourne.
Australia Is Facing an Intense Mosquito Season
Erratic weather patterns in Australia have caused a boom in mosquito populations, and that means a rise in bloodsucker-borne diseases.
Authorities at Odds Over Secret Australian Police Operation that Bugged Officers and Journalists
An unprecedented surveillance operation was based on warrants that weren't supported by the evidence police put before the courts. An inquiry is exposing deep fractures in the police force.
Koalas In Australia Need Mittens to Protect Their Paws From Raging Bushfires
Hundreds of native animals have been killed and wounded as raging fires sweep across 30,000 acres of bushland in three states.
Scientists Say Massive Wildfires Raging Across Australia Are a Symptom of Climate Change
Experts believe the blazes that are destroying homes and scorching the landscape in South Australia will become more intense as the Earth grows warmer.
What We Learned About Australians By Looking At Their Weird Google Searches
The bad news is this country is fucked. The good news is all the stereotypes you hang your whole sense of humour on are pretty much true.
Strip Searches are Now Routine in New South Wales
It isn't just Festival goers in NSW who are being strip searched on a routine basis, without any rules, transparency, or information provided about rights.
Is Medicinal Marijuana Finally Coming to Australia?
It looks like the country is finally going to soften its unusually harsh cannabis laws, but skeptics say that the government is moving too slowly and will repeat the mistakes other nations have made.