Articles
Australia’s Feral Camel Problem Has No Easy Solution
The animals are wreaking havoc in Outback towns, but proposed solutions for reducing the herd's population have outraged animal activists and gained...
Sound for the Summer: Melbourne’s Indie Band Alpine
Band to know: Alpine Hometown: Melbourne, Australia Members: Phoebe Baker and Lou James (vocals), Christian O’Brien (guitar), Ryan Lamb (bass), Tim Royall...
Australia’s Costly Asylum-Seeker Policy Contributes to Nation’s Deficit Woes
When Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan delivered the national budget yesterday, he blamed the nation's $17.8 billion deficit on the stubbornly high Australian...
Harsh Sentence a Warning to Australia’s Youthful Muslim Zealots
In almost any circumstance, pushing a police officer and kicking a police dog aren’t considered smart things to do. But does that behavior — even if it took...
40 Years On, Fleeing Vietnamese Take to Seas Again
(HANOI, Vietnam) — Nearly 40 years after hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese fled the country's Communist regime by boat, a growing number are taking to the...
Photo Essays
The Epic Vistas of the World’s Largest Algae Farm
Steve Back’s work might look like a series of Rothko paintings, but they are, in fact, stunning pictures of algae. Hutt Lagoon is a Western Australian salt lake...
Wildfires Scorch Australia As Temperatures Reach Record Highs
Australia Bureau of Meteorology The heat wave across Australia has spiked to unfathomable levels as the ominously-labeled “dome of heat” blankets the...
Time.com Specials
TIME: 50 Years In the South Pacific
In 1959, TIME magazine published its first edition for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. We look back at the politicians and pop idols, activists and...
100 Olympic Athletes To Watch
From Australia to Zimbabwe, China to the U.S., TIME takes you on a world tour to introduce you to the most compelling athletes you'll be seeing in the Beijing...
