Australians head to the polls today to see if Scott Morrison or Anthony Albanese will lead the country. Follow our Live coverage. Damien Cave Yan Zhuang @natashamfrost Andy Parsons ⁦Victoria Kim⁩ The New York Times⁩ nytimes.com/live/2022/05/2…

Abruptly released after 9 years of detention, a group of refugees in Australia is learning to live freely again while facing a precarious future. nyti.ms/3xc0076

Storms brought 30 inches of rain to areas near Sydney recently, and some residents have seen their homes flooded for the third or fourth time in 16 months. nyti.ms/3RJNp31

In 1948, a man was found dead lying against a sea wall on Somerton Beach in Australia, dressed in a jacket and tie that had their tags cut off. Two researchers, using forensic genealogy, put a name to the man this week. nyti.ms/3z9YLVz

'Neighbours,' the soap that many Australians (and even more Brits) watched growing up, will air its finale after 37 years! I explored the fantasy it offered of a classless, united community + its appeal to fans growing up in Thatcher's Britain nytimes.com/2022/07/28/art…

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare of the Solomon Islands pushed a constitutional amendment through Parliament that delays next year’s national elections until 2024. His opponents see a power grab linked to Beijing’s influence. nyti.ms/3BnXOeL

The Australian town of Wittenoom was ruined by asbestos mining. Just one breath of blue asbestos can send fibers into your lungs, triggering an incurable cancer. So the town will soon be wiped off the face of the earth. But not everyone wanted to leave. nyti.ms/3LPE8Ea

About 150 of Apple’s Australian employees voted to strike for an hour, Yan Zhuang reports. nyti.ms/3ETCBvg

Prosecutors dropped a rape charge against an Australian former parliamentary staff member, saying that mental trauma that the plaintiff faced from the proceedings presented a “significant and unacceptable risk” to her life. nyti.ms/3VF3Nmy

A tiny, dangerously radioactive capsule that was lost in the Western Australian desert in mid-January has been found, the authorities said. The search for the device, which is smaller than a penny, covered an 870-mile stretch of highway. nyti.ms/3Dvul30

Internal doubts are mounting at TSMC over its U.S. plant, which some called a bad business decision for the high costs and managerial challenges, underlining TSMC's tricky position of being caught in a deepening battle between the U.S. and China. nytimes.com/2023/02/22/tec…

The death of millions of fish in the Darling River in New South Wales, Australia, has enraged locals who rely on it for drinking and showering. It’s the latest clash over a river basin that sustains much of the country’s agriculture and many communities. nyti.ms/404jPZT

ジャニーズ事務所社長が謝罪。 証言者の一人カウアン岡本氏 Kauan Okamoto felt he could not resist Mr. Kitagawa’s advances if he wanted to continue at the production company. “I had to be determined to quit if I were to resist,” he said. Yan Zhuang nyti.ms/41GlTaz

Stan Grant, an Indigenous journalist in Australia, said he would step down from his TV hosting duties after suffering “relentless” racial abuse for speaking about colonial-era violence during coverage of King Charles III’s coronation. nyti.ms/3MSUWML

The Nutbush, a dance set to Tina Turner’s “Nutbush City Limits,” is sometimes considered an unofficial national dance in Australia — although no one is quite sure how it started. It has taken on special significance after the singer’s death. nyti.ms/3IHKaq6

In 2019, a man told me, "If they talk about spies, they should put me, Di Sanh Duong, in the category of spies.” Three months ago, he became the first Australian to be convicted of a foreign interference offence. This is what happened in between. nytimes.com/2024/03/16/wor…

The other day I had a fun and fascinating discussion with ⁦Yan Zhuang⁩ of the New York Times about diplomatic food in China; this is her piece! When U.S. Officials Visit China, Their Food Choices Are Closely Watched - The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/04/26/wor…

Two decades after Bill Stampfl went missing during an avalanche while climbing Peru's Mount Huascarán, his daughter accepted that he was gone forever. But climbers last month found his body after the mountain's glaciers melted, driven by climate change. nyti.ms/4bEY487

Delta temporarily suspended travel for unaccompanied minors after Friday's global tech outage, leaving some children stranded across state lines or even in different countries. "It was a complete nightmare," one parent said. nyti.ms/3SiRWvg

At the Microsoft Excel World Championship in Las Vegas, there was stardust in the air as 12 finance guys vied to be crowned the world’s best spreadsheeter. "This is the Super Bowl for Excel nerds," one attendee said. nyti.ms/4hjqgjW