December 2024
‘Shocking crime’: Albanese condemns synagogue attack
Anthony Albanese has spoken with the head of the synagogue and the AFP; Jacinta Allan said she felt “sick” by the arson attack. How the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade and Timothy Moore
January 2024
Japan reels after massive earthquake hits west coast
More than 50,000 people were forced to flee their homes in Japan after a series of powerful earthquakes triggered the country’s first major tsunami warning since 2011.
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- Sakura Murakami and Kiyoshi Takenaka
June 2022
When public servants and Qantas did their jobs
It might seem to be a contest these days between whether the arthritic hand of bureaucracy or the incompetence of Qantas annoys the public more.
- Liam Walsh
February 2022
Musk’s Starlink connects Tonga villages still cut off after tsunami
Elon Musk’s satellite venture has launched a free high-speed internet service to connect remote villages in Tonga still cut off after January’s tsunami.
- Kirsty Needham
Elon Musk’s newest satellites drop out of orbit after solar storm
Up to 40 of the 49 satellites launched last week have either burned up, re-entered the atmosphere or are about to.
- Marcia Dunn, Nick Perry and David Rising
January 2022
‘Humbling, scary’ eruption triggers Pacific-wide alert
Tonga was cut off from the world after a massive undersea volcano eruption that sent tsunami warnings across the Pacific Rim. The threat eased without major damage, althout the situation in Tonga is unclear.
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- Nick Perry
March 2021
- Opinion
- Nuclear energy
Fukushima fallout haunts Japan’s carbon goals
The Japanese government’s plans for nuclear energy to help achieve its decarbonisation goal can’t be fulfilled as long as issues stemming from the Fukushima meltdown remain.
- Tatsujiro Suzuki
After the wave: untold stories of Australia’s response to Fukushima
On the 10th anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan, AFR Weekend reveals tales of terror, Australia’s doomsday planning and Canberra’s fears for a missing spy boss.
- Liam Walsh and Angus Grigg
Doomsday embassy plan revealed for Japan nuke disaster
After explosions started at Fukushima nuclear plant, Australia’s embassy remained in Tokyo, but also prepared for the worst.
- Liam Walsh and Angus Grigg
June 2019
Quake jolts northwest Japan, tsunami warning issued
Japan's meteorological agency said the quake registered 6.8 and officials warned of a tsunami up to 1m high along parts of the northwestern coast.