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CNN  —  Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese toured flooded areas of the southeastern state of Victoria Sunday – as emergency services warned waters up to 12 meters were expected to inundate thousands of properties. Albanese said the scenes were “devastating” on his visit to the town of Bendigo and on …

The image of the typical, laid-back surfer does not sit easily with the stereotype of earnest environmental campaigners. But elite bodyboarder Chris Kirkman is proof that surfers have a part to play in fighting the climate emergency. He has competed everywhere from Portugal and Chile to Tahiti and Brazil, and …

Serena Williams has crashed out of the US Open in what may have been the final singles campaign of her career.   The 40-year-old who last month announced plans to retire after the US Open, was beaten 7-5, 6-7 (4/7) 6-1 by World No. 46 Ajla Tomljanovic in a grueling 3-hour 5-minute battle. …

Chiara Passari, ex-girlfriend of Wimbledon quarter-finalist Nick Kyrgios has commented on the alleged assault he subjected her to.    The ex-girlfriend of the Australian tennis player who was charged with assaulting her, responded to an Instagram comment which defended her. She wrote ‘Thank you. Finally someone smart enough to understand how the justice system works.’ …

Queensland Police say they are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in Hervey Range, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Townsville. Emergency services attending the crash had tried to revive Symonds, but he died from his injuries. Early information indicated the crash happened shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday. Symonds played 26 …

SYDNEY, Australia — An Australian man who in January was convicted of killing a gay American doctoral student more than three decades ago by pushing him off a cliff received a sentence on Tuesday of 12 years. In 1988, the American, Scott Johnson, 27, was a graduate student in mathematics …

The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. How healthy is democracy today? I’ve been thinking a lot about that question lately, after reporting on what’s needed to strengthen the liberal world order after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and as …