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  • Australian foreign minister quits in PM ousting fallout

    Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop resigned from new Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Cabinet yesterday, two days after a bruising leadership battle that toppled former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and led to a major ministerial shake-up.

  • Peru end winless streak

    Already eliminated Peru get their first World Cup win in 40 years and their first goal in 36 with a 2-0 victory over Australia on Tuesday.

  • Papua New Guinea mulls 'temporary' ban on Facebook

    Papua New Guinea says it is mulling a temporary shutdown of Facebook to uncover false accounts and block fake news in the Pacific nation, which hosts a major global summit later this year.

  • Dutch, Australia say Russia behind downing MH17

    The Netherlands and Australia moves toward launching legal action against Russia, accusing Moscow of being behind the 2014 shooting down of flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine.

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    Ready, aim, fire

    Annoyed at seagulls that pester its patrons, a restaurant in the Australian city of Perth arms customers with water pistols to stop the birds from ruining the waterfront dining experience.

  • Aus win T20 series, take number one ranking

    Australia cruise to a 19-run victory in a rain-affected T20 tri-series final with against Zealand Wednesday to claim the world number one ranking for the first time.

  • Chris Lynn

    White replaces Lynn in Australia's ODI squad

    Cameron White replaces injured Chris Lynn in Australia's squad for this month's one-day international series against England.

  • Josh Hazlewood

    Australia snare Cook on review to rock England

    Australia claimed the big wicket of Alastair Cook to take the early ascendancy on the opening day of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney.

  • Australia failed children, national sex abuse: Report

    Australian institutions "seriously failed" children in their care with tens of thousands sexually assaulted, the final report from a five-year inquiry says as it recommends that celibacy among Catholic priests should be voluntary to help curb abuse.

  • Australia, Gay marriage,

    Australia allows same-sex marriages

    The Australian Parliament votes to allow same-sex marriage across the nation, following a bitter and divisive debate settled by the government polling voters in a much-criticized ballot survey that strongly endorsed change.

  • Smith's masterful ton gives Aussies the edge

    Steve Smith produces a defiant unconquered century as Australia take the edge in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba on Saturday.

  • 42,000-year-old Australian human remains

    42,000-year-old Australian human remains return to grave

    The oldest human remains found in Australia has been returned to the Outback desert that he roamed some 42,000 years ago in a ceremony celebrated by traditional owners.

  • Australia World Cup 2018 qualifiers match

    Honduras accuse Aussies of drone 'espionage'

    Honduras accuse Australia of using a drone for "espionage" giving an extra edge to their winner-takes-all playoff to reach next year's World Cup.

  • Australia issues travel alert for its citizens in Bangladesh

    The government of Australia has issued a travel alert for its nationals in Bangladesh, saying that it has “reliable information to suggest

  • Climbing Australia's giant red rock Uluru banned

    Climbing the world's largest monolith Uluru is banned amid concerns it was becoming a "theme park", undermining the giant red rock's deep cultural significance.

  • Khawaja takes swipe at Aussie selection policy

    Usman Khawaja takes a swipe at Australian selectors after being dropped for Tests this year in India and Bangladesh, saying chopping and changing created instability in the team.

  • I’m not sick

    Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha last night said he was not sick as he left the country for Australia, contradicting the government's claim that he went on leave on health grounds earlier this month.

  • Epic world solar car race begins in Australia

    An epic 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across the desert heart of Australia designs to showcase new technology that could one day help develop commercial vehicles gets underway.

  • Sydney, Melbourne could face 50C days within decades

    Sydney and Melbourne could regularly face 50 degree Celsius (122F) days within 25 years even if Australia meets its Paris global warming targets, a new study warns.

  • 11 judges sent abroad without top court’s nod

    The government has sent 11 lower court judges, now on deputation to different ministries, to Australia for training although the Supreme Court authorities earlier warned that judges will be charged with violation of discipline if they travel abroad without its approval.

  • Lehmann wants ODIs to be more 'liberal' during rain delays

    Australia coach Darren Lehmann wants one-day international matches to continue as long as conditions are safe, even if not ideal, after back-to-back washouts left his team's Champions Trophy campaign in complete disarray.

  • ICC Champions Trophy: Australia 53/3 as rain arrives again

    Australia reduced to 53 for three, chasing a revised target of 235 from 33 overs, before rain stops play yet again during their Group A encounter of the ICC Champions Trophy against New Zealand in Edgbaston, Birmingham.

  • Australia stands by Afghanistan after attack

    Australia’s prime minister has told the parliament that he telephoned Afghan President Ashraf Ghani “to restate Australia’s resolve to assist and support Afghanistan in its fight against Islamist terrorism.”

  • Brazil great Roberto Carlos eyes Aus

    Brazilian football legend Roberto Carlos is keen to coach Australian side South Melbourne, who are pushing to join an expanded domestic A-League.

  • Australia ready to unleash ‘big four’ paceman

    Australia relishes the prospect of uniting their "big four" pace attack for the first time at the Champions Trophy.

  • Aus board gambled on players' greed and lost

    Australia's cricket board gambled that greed would motivate top players into accepting a pay offer and while that bet has backfired the parties are likely to thrash out a deal in time to avert an Ashes boycott, former captain Ian Chappell says.

  • Aus to unleash fearsome foursome

    Australia are set to unleash their fearsome foursome for the first time against Sri Lanka in a Champions Trophy warm-up at The Oval on Friday.

  • Stoinis fit for CT

    Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has been declared fit for next month's Champions Trophy after recovering from a shoulder injury he suffered at the Indian Premier League (IPL) earlier this month.

  • Root to bring aggression back: Warne

    Widely regarded as one of the best bowlers in the history of the game, Australia’s Shane Warne expects new captain Joe Root to change the way England play Test cricket.

  • Aus board threatens players with unemployment

    Australia's cricket board has warned players will not be given alternative contracts if they fail to agree to a new collective bargaining agreement in an escalation of a protracted and increasingly bitter pay dispute.

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