When eight people were reported dead from flash floods west of Brisbane on Jan. 11, it was just the latest reminder to Australia that Queensland was still under water and the worst had not yet passed. Brisbane’s Courier-Mail reported that eight were confirmed dead some 120 kilometres west of Bris... Read More

Julia Gillard, the leader of the Australian Labor Party, has made waves since she became Australia’s first female prime minister.In June 2010 Gillard shocked the country when she announced she’d be alleviating Kevin Rudd, the elected Labour Party prime minister and taking over his post. At 49-y... Read More

The world breathed a sigh of relief on October 13, 69 days after a collapse at the San José copper-gold mine near Copiapó in Chile. All 33 of the miners trapped 700 metres underground in a 50-square metre space, with high humidity and soaring temperatures, made it to safety. It has been described... Read More