Australia

Meet a recently identified tree frog with a Harry Potter spin

Layton Keddy got on his bicycle and disappeared into the Australian wilderness, assuming he wouldn’t be missed. He couldn’t have been more wrong.

Mirrors melt on trucks, wind whips up from nowhere, fires create their own weather systems. Inside the firefighters’ terrifying battle against the wildfires, and the Canadians helping along the way.

Denise Balkissoon: One billion animals have died in Australia’s fires, while those who are truly responsible continue to make a profit as the planet burns

How to obtain a visa, how much it will cost and where to study

Even if she does live in a palace with a prince who’s the grandson of the Queen, Meghan’s carving out a role as a royal with a regular side

The royal couple will travel more than 50,000 km and complete 76 official engagements as they work their way from Sydney to Suva to Rotorua

Opinion: When Canada’s uniquely powerful majority governments punt the political football to the courts, they do so at the risk of making some voters feel helpless

The Booker-nominated Tim Winton also explains the ’cousinly warmth’ he feels toward Canadians

“A Long Way from Home” delves into the crimes that built a continent, and how to move forward: “Guilt is such a wrong word. The useful word is, I think, responsibility.”