ROD McGUIRK | The Columbian-Progress

Home

A man paddles his kayak through a flooded street at Windsor on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia's largest city in a flood emergency that was impacting 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

AP
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

EXPLAINER: Factors behind Sydney's recent flood emergencies
By ROD MCGUIRK - Associated Press
Wed,07/06/22-1:01AM , 178 Reads
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Parts of Australia’s largest city have been inundated by four major floods since March last year, leaving weary residents questioning how many times they can rebuild.
Click Here to Read More

A pedestrian walks past a house with a sign in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Sydney, Australia, Monday, June 20, 2022. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday rejected calls for him to publicly demand the United States drop its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange.(AP Photo/Mark Baker)

AP
registered content - login required to view
Click to register / login

Australian leader refuses to publicly intervene on Assange
By ROD MCGUIRK - Associated Press
Mon,06/20/22-12:18AM , 280 Reads
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday rejected calls for him to publicly demand the United States drop its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange.
Click Here to Read More

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, front right, and Australian Minister for Climate Change Chris Bowen pose for photographs after signing the Nationally Determined Contribution to a cut in emissions by 2030 at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Australia’s new government on Thursday formally committed to a more ambitious greenhouse gas reduction target of 43% by the end of the decade in fulfillment of a key election pledge. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

AP
registered content - login required to view
Click to register / login

Australia commits to reducing greenhouse emissions by 43%
By ROD MCGUIRK - Associated Press
Wed,06/15/22-9:12PM , 208 Reads
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new government on Thursday formally committed to a more ambitious greenhouse gas reduction target of 43% by the end of the decade in fulfillment of a key election pledge.
Click Here to Read More

Anthony Albanese is sworn in as Australia's Prime Minister by Australian Governor-General David Hurley, right, during a ceremony at Government House in Canberra, Monday, May 23, 2022. Albanese has been sworn in ahead of a Tokyo summit while vote counting continues to decide whether he will control a majority in a Parliament that is demanding tougher action on climate change. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

AP
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

Albanese sworn in as PM in Australia ahead of Tokyo summit
By ROD MCGUIRK - Associated Press
Sun,05/22/22-8:38PM , 311 Reads
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new prime minister was sworn in Monday and flew to Tokyo for a summit with President Joe Biden while vote counting continued to determine whether he will control a majority in a Parliament that
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to ROD McGUIRK