The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. This week’s issue is written by Isabella Kwai, a reporter with the Australia bureau. Isolation is simply a fact of life for the town’s 300 or so inhabitants, who live over 200 miles from a major city. Fresh fruit and vegetables arrive once a week, and a hairdresser visits once a month. Survival lies on two pillars, people there explained: a hardy self-reliance and a fierce sense of community.

Source: New York Times September 04, 2020 07:52 UTC