Word: australia
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...There is no such thing as really abnormal weather." But even seasoned scientists have been astounded by the extremes of this year's weather. While winds, rains and high seas have lashed California, much of the rest of the U.S. has basked in an exceptionally mild winter. In Australia, usually drenched by rain during the Southern Hemisphere's autumn, there has been a drought that has been called the worst in 200 years. In the eastern Pacific, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador have been staggered by record rains, floods and landslides that have cost hundreds of lives and millions...
With the election of the Labor Party's Bob Hawke [March 14], Australia will experience a new style of government, a kind of socialist experiment. Hawke claims that his highest priority will be to unite all Australians in winning the battle against the country's economic problems. The rhetoric is loud, but the plans are shaky. Hawke's leadership may result in bankrupting Australia and fostering more disunity than ever...
Basil Alexandrovich Yakimov Gowrie, Australia...
...witnessed the euphoria in December 1972 when Gough Whitlam's charisma turned many Australian voters into Labor supporters after a generation of Liberal rule. Australia was sentenced to three years of "hard Labor," from which it never fully recovered. Now another superstar appears. I do not doubt Bob Hawke's ability as a star. It is the supporting cast and divided crew who frighten...
...visitors had landed in Alice Springs, smack in the heart of the desolate Australian outback. From there, nine-month-old William was flown off to Woomargama, a comfy 4,000-acre ranch, where he will rest while his parents glide through their 25,000-mile, six-week tour of Australia and New Zealand, returning nine times to check up on their son and recuperate. Their first stop: Room 303 (complete with hot tub and tea bags) in the roadside, 52-unit Gap Motel, just down the street from the Piggly Wiggly supermarket...