This week, in the wake of a frightening antisemitic arson attack at a childcare centre in Sydney, Australia’s chief of federal police, Reece Kershaw, made a surprising statement. The commissioner said detectives were looking into the possibility that foreign actors had paid criminals for hire to carry out a number of similar attacks in Australia. T…

Long Island education officials reacted with a mixture of concern and caution yesterday at the news that federal immigration agents can now make arrests at schools and other "sensitive" areas. Darwin Yanes reports in NEWSDAY that a directive was issued Monday — President Donald Trump's first day in office — rescinding guidance that had protected mi…

Climate scientist Ben Hamlington works on understanding the impacts of climate change. Losing his house in the Eaton Fire has given that work new meaning.بقلم Lauren Sommer

A weekday morning wrap-up of both national and local news stories.بقلم WBUR

Hi there, I’m Jacqueline Maley, the host of Inside Politics, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald’s weekly politics podcast. We’re bringing you the best episodes of 2024, before we return in early February for the election year. This episode aired just after Donald J Trump was elected as America’s president - for a second time. In it, Chief politi…

The number of students in undergraduate and graduate programs rose above pre-pandemic levels for the first time.بقلم Elissa Nadworny