Australian firefighters burn grasslands to minimize looming wildfire risk
Thousands of firefighters burned grassland in eastern Australia on Monday in a desperate bid to starve an anticipated new front of wildfires of fuel before forecast searing temperatures Tuesday. More than 100 fires are ablaze in New South Wales and Victoria states, many of which ...
Sydney, 'worst city in the world for nightlife,' to ease drinking rules
Sydney's lackluster nightlife received a long-awaited boost on Thursday when officials announced an end to rules severely limiting where and when people can drink alcohol. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced pubs' trading hours would be extended and laws curbing after-midnight drinking would be ...
Akira Isogawa: Australia's darling of fashion
"I understand how such rules are necessary and help Japan to function as efficiently as it does. But I'm a rule breaker, and that's permitted here in Australia. It's a real relief." — Akira Isogawa, fashion designer
Sydney gasps for air as smoke from Australia's bush fires reaches record levels
The Australian state of New South Wales is gasping amid its worst levels of air pollution on record as smoke from bush fires causes a spike in hospital visits and reduces visibility for drivers. Sydney, the country's most populous city, woke up to a thick ...
Raging Australian fires hit Sydney suburbs amid 'worst conditions on record'
Bushfires raging across eastern Australia singed Sydney's suburbs on Tuesday, with firefighters scrambling planes and helicopters to douse a built-up neighborhood with water and red retardant. Experts have described the conditions as the worst on record, as spring temperatures climbed toward 40 degrees Celsius (104 ...
Australians trapped by wildfires told it's 'too late to leave'
Dozens of fires fanned by gale-force winds, scorching temperatures and tinder-dry bushland burned out of control in eastern Australia on Tuesday, as residents up and down the coast were warned it was now too late to leave. Thousands of firefighters had spread out across New ...
MUFG to cut brokerage staff in Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is planning to cut about half of its 150-strong workforce at its securities business in Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney, people with knowledge of the matter said. Japan's biggest bank will focus the reductions on sales and trading, the people ...
Sydney is running down its water supply at the fastest rate on record, with dams expected to fall below half maximum capacity due to the worst drought on record, the government said on Friday. Warragamba Dam, the city's main water supply, was sitting at 51.4 ...
A knife-wielding man killed one person and attempted to stab several others in a central Sydney rampage on Tuesday before being chased and pinned down by members of the public, witnesses said. Police said a 21-year-old Sydney man with a history of mental illness is ...
Koichi Takada: The natural shift into biometric architecture
Koichi Takada grew up a stone's throw from the scenic banks of Japan's Tama River, learning to appreciate the beauty of nature, something that now resonates in the work of his architectural company in Australia.
Lights go out at Sydney landmarks as Australia takes part in Earth Hour conservation campaign
The Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge were plunged into darkness for an hour Saturday to raise awareness about climate change and its impact on the planet's vanishing biodiversity. The 13th edition of Earth Hour, organized by the green group WWF, will see millions ...
Thousands of Sydney homes were without power Saturday after severe storms hit Australia's largest city, causing transport hold-ups, inundating vehicles with floodwater and delaying a national Australian rules footbal match. Heavy rains and lightning storms lashed parts of Sydney late Friday, with close to 60 ...
