'The New York Times' Expands Australia Bureau

This week, The New York Times announced the expansion of its Australia bureau, adding veteran journalist Jamie Tarabay and the introduction of a residency program.  

Tarabay, who grew up in Sydney, will join the bureau as a correspondent this fall. She will cover issues such as security, immigration and climate change. Currently, she’s a senior producer for CNN International in Hong Kong and has also worked for The Associated Press, NPR, National JournalAl Jazeera and Vocativ

Tarabay has covered the Iraq War and the second Palestinian intifada and interviewed controversial world figures, like Hugo Chávez, Fidel Castro, Yasir Arafat and Bashar al-Assad. 

Joining Tarabay will be a series of Times writers and editors, who will work with the bureau through a new residency program. 

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The first round of people to join the bureau include "Metro" reporter Rick Rojas, who will explore the role of faith and values in Australia public life and opinion writer Bari Weiss, who will join the bureau after Thanksgiving to write about the country’s global role, politics and feminism, in addition to working on partnerships and events.

New York Times Magazine Labs editor Caitlin Roper will join the bureau in early 2019 to jumpstart an international component to the magazine’s "Kids" section and report on parenting and kids’ experiences across the two countries. 

Finally, Nick Corasiniti, a reporter for Politics and Metro, will join in the spring of 2019 where he will work on both Australia and New Zealand topics. 

The newspapers Australia bureau opened in May 2017. At the time, Damien Cave, Australia bureau chief of The New York Times, said the move meant a "more robust New York Times news report tailored to Australian readers."

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