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In an Outback Town, Praising the Lord and Improvising the Details
For some churches, it’s all about music. Others translate scripture into Indigenous languages or enlist local artists to depict Bible stories in their own way.
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No Appendix, No Problem. Australia’s Remote Doctors Tell All.
Being the only physician around for hundreds of miles isn’t always bad. “It’s quite liberating to be like, ‘I’m the best person here for the job’,” said one doctor.
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Was the Dingo Born to Be Wild?
Burial remains from 800-2,000 years ago hint that the First Australians may have kept the continent’s famous canine species as pets.
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Australia’s ‘National Crisis’ of Domestic Abuse
The government has committed hundreds of millions of dollars for people fleeing domestic violence, but among those who work with victims and survivors, optimism is hard to find.
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Teenager Fatally Shot by Australian Police After He Stabbed a Man
The episode occurred just weeks after two major stabbing attacks in the country. The teen had been under monitoring for having extremist tendencies.
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‘Dead Poets Society’ Has Some Distinctly Australian Relevance
Brought to life by the Australian director Peter Weir, the movie’s conflict reflects a collective cultural trait his fellow citizens can relate to.
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29 Pilot Whales Die After Mass Stranding on Australian Beach
Of the 160 whales stranded near the town of Dunsborough on Thursday morning, more than 100 were saved and returned to the ocean.
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After Months of Cocaine Washing Ashore, Australian Police Make an Arrest
Drug parcels kept showing up on beaches along Australia’s shoreline. Now, the police say they found the man behind the botched shipment.
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Should We Change Species to Save Them?
For tens of millions of years, Australia has been a playground for evolution, and the land Down Under lays claim to some of the most remarkable creatures on Earth. It is the birthplace of songbirds, the land of egg-laying mammals and the world ...
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In Australia, a Nation’s Banh Mi Love Affair
“We’ll make the best of it here. And they can call it a pork roll.”