Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812.

A trough over the far northern Coral Sea extends across Torres Strait to a tropical low in the Arafura Sea. They are forecast to move southward during Friday and Saturday, enhancing rainfall across ...