Australia
Australian prime minister says he’s confident Indigenous people back having their Parliament ‘Voice’
Australia’s prime minister says he is confident that Indigenous Australians overwhelmingly support a proposal to create their own representative body to advise Parliament and have it enshrined in the constitution.
Wales has restored the lineup which started the win against Fiji to face Australia on Sunday with a chance to reach the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals.
Suryakumar Yadav returned to form with 50 runs off 49 balls as India beat Australia by five wickets in the first ODI.
Australia’s government has reported a $14.2 billion budget surplus for the last fiscal year. It’s the first time the nation’s books have been balanced in 15 years, with the government citing low unemployment and high prices for the country’s commodities, including iron ore, coal and gas.
The National Hockey League is trying to build on its first foray into the Southern Hemisphere — two preseason games between the Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyote this weekend — by expanding its street hockey program to Australia.
A record number of Australians has enrolled to vote in a referendum that would create an Indigenous advocacy body, as the first ballots for constitutional change are set to be cast in remote Outback locations next week.
If Australia scrum coach Neal Hatley was in any doubt that there were some long days of hard work ahead for Australia at the Rugby World Cup, he was put right very early on Wednesday.
Australia’s government is telling the online dating industry to improve safety standards or be forced to make changes through legislation.
Fiji has defeated Australia 22-15 for the first time in 69 years and sent a jolt of joy through the Rugby World Cup.
South Africa has secured its third straight victory over Australia to win the ODI series 3-2 and enjoy an edge over its rival ahead of the Cricket World Cup next month.
Fiji goes again in search of the result that will confirm its evolution from everyone’s favorite Rugby World Cup underdog to a consistent threat.
Heinrich Klaasen smashed an 83-ball 174 as South Africa went on to win the fourth one-day international against Australia by 164 runs and level the series at 2-2.
Fiji is starting French Top 14 stars Levani Botia, Josua Tuisova and Jiuta Wainiqolo in its must-win match against Australia at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday in Saint-Etienne.
Iran has summoned Australia’s envoy to the Mideast country to protest the latest round of sanctions imposed on Tehran over what Canberra decries as violations of human rights.
Sydney is blanketed under thick wood smoke for a fourth consecutive day due to hazard reduction burns in preparation for the wildfire season.
The Australian government is proposing tougher restrictions on former defense military personnel who want to train foreign militaries as the nation prepares to share nuclear secrets with the United States and Britain.
David Warner’s shoe came off then so did the wheels in Australia’s innings as South Africa stayed alive in their one-day international series in Potchefstroom.
Voters have begun applying for mail-in ballots ahead of the Oct. 14 referendum that would create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Thousands of soldiers from the United States, Indonesia, Australia and other allied forces demonstrated their armor capabilities in combat drills on the Indonesian island of Java at a time of increased Chinese aggression in the region.
American Sean Strickland stunned Nigerian-born New Zealander Israel Adesanya to take the middleweight title by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 293 in Sydney, the first UFC event in Australia’s largest city in six years.
An Australian who fell ill while working at an Antarctic research station is now in a hospital in Australia after being rescued by an icebreaker.
Quick-fire centuries by David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne have set up yet another big win by Australia against South Africa and a 2-0 lead in their one-day international series in Bloemfontein.
Day 2 of the Rugby World Cup on Saturday features four games, headed by former champion England facing Argentina in Marseille.
Australia and the Philippines have elevated their seven-decade ties to a strategic level to broaden an alliance underpinned by their rejection of China’s increasingly provocative actions in the disputed South China Sea.
Emergency replacement Marnus Labuschagne has spearheaded Australia to a comeback win over South Africa in a one-day international in Bloemfontein.
Australia and China have started their first high-level dialogue in three years in a sign of a slight thaw to relations between countries that have clashed on human rights, COVID-19 and trade.
Three round-the-world sailors have reached land safely after sharks nearly sank their catamaran in the Coral Sea.
Three sailors from Russia and France have been rescued after the inflatable catamaran they were trying to sail in from Vanuatu to Australia came under attack from sharks.
Captain Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc may not be fit to play before the start of the Cricket World Cup in India next month but all have been included in Australia’s provisional 15-man squad for the tournament.
Authorities in Australia say an Australian who fell ill at a remote Antarctic base is returning home on an icebreaker following a daunting mission to rescue him.
Australia’s openers had mixed fortunes as the visitors beat South Africa by five wickets in their final Twenty20 international to sweep the series 3-0.