Australia
Australia’s east braces for more heavy rain, ‘life-threatening’ floods
SYDNEY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Large swathes of Australia's southeast were under flood evacuation alerts on Saturday as the nation's weather forecaster…
After telco hack, Australia faces a wave of data breaches
SYDNEY, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A data breach at Australia's second-largest telco may have raised the country's profile as a hacking target,…
Australia to investigate reports pilots trained Chinese military
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Australia's defence minister said its military was investigating reports former pilots were accepting training roles in China,…
Flooded Australian towns ready levees, sandbags ahead of more rain
SYDNEY, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Residents in flood-hit Australian towns ramped up efforts to build levees and sandbag homes on Wednesday ahead…
Australians take stock of flood damage amid warnings of more rain
SYDNEY, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Thousands of Australians on Monday returned to homes and businesses to assess flood damage even as evacuation…
Australia PM tours flood-hit Victoria state; evacuations, sandbagging underway
SYDNEY, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday toured flood-hit parts of Victoria state, including the city of…
Australia suffers weather emergency, Melbourne swamped as deluge hits 3 states
SYDNEY, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Thousands of people across Australia's southeast were asked to evacuate their homes on Friday, including some in…
Heavy rains, flash floods threaten Australia’s southeast
SYDNEY, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Residents in Australia's southeast were warned on Wednesday to prepare for an intense weather system which could…
Heavy rain eases in Australia’s east, flood threats remain
SYDNEY, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Heavy rains eased across Australia's east on Monday, a slight relief for flood-weary residents but authorities warned…
Heavy rains ease in Australia’s New South Wales, flood warnings remain
WELLINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Rains eased in Australia's New South Wales on Sunday but authorities continued to warn people to be…
More heavy rains forecast for flood-weary Australia’s east
SYDNEY, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Australia's two most populous states are preparing for heavy rains over the weekend as authorities on Friday…
Australian government slams Optus for cybersecurity breach
MELBOURNE, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The Australian government on Sunday levelled its harshest criticism yet against Optus, the second-biggest telecoms company, for…