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BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — Australia will play Germany in the opening round of the Davis Cup World Group on hard court in Brisbane in February, organizers said Monday. The tie is expected to pit two of the world’s leading young players against each other — Australia’s Nick Kyrgios and Germany’s Alexander Zverev, the current world number four. Kyrgios led Australia to the Davis Cup semi-finals this year, while Zverev had his best year on tour, winning 55 […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is in peril from climate change and widespread bleaching, but scientists said Tuesday a small portion may be resilient enough to keep much of the rest alive. About three percent of the World Heritage site — home to the planet’s largest collection of coral reefs with 3,800 in all — has so far emerged relatively unscathed from a host of threats, from warming waters to pollution […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters) — Victoria Police released CCTV footage on Thursday (November 23) showing a woman being pulled out from train tracks seconds before a train arrives at a Melbourne’s suburban station. The woman wearing black can be seen trying to climb on the platform. A male commuter and three Protective Service Officers at the station managed to pull the woman from the track just in time. The woman was drunk, according to local media. […]
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang on Thursday (November 23) hit back at Australia over its criticisms of China in a foreign policy white paper. Australia called on Thursday on the United States to build a strong presence in Asia and bolster ties with “like-minded” partners while warning against China’s rising influence. A more insular United States would be detrimental to the liberal nature of the world’s “rules-based order,” the government […]
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — James Vince and Mark Stoneman scored half-centuries as England blunted Australia’s vaunted pace attack on an unresponsive Gabba pitch in the first Ashes Test on Thursday. The pair had few problems mastering Australia’s fast bowling trio as they recovered the tourists’ innings after the early loss of senior opener Alastair Cook. But nearing the tea interval, Stoneman was bowled between his bat and pad by Pat Cummins for 53 in a […]
CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) — Australia called on Thursday (November 23) on the United States to build a strong presence in Asia and bolster ties with “like-minded” partners while warning against China’s rising influence. A more insular United States would be detrimental to the liberal nature of the world’s “rules-based order”, the government said in a 115-page foreign policy white paper. The white paper is a guide for Australian diplomacy and provides a roadmap for advancing […]
Announcement comes as Malaysia makes public arrest of 20 terrorists funding militants in the Philippines The Philippines Anti-Money Laundering Council and Australia’s financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC will lead an alliance between Southeast Asian countries and Australia aimed at choking financing for militant networks, Canberra said Wednesday, as Malaysian authorities revealed 20 militants who were financing terrorists in the Philippines had been arrested. Australian Justice Minister Michael Keenan said the South East Asia Counter Terrorism Financing Working Group was […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters) — Heavy rainfall on Saturday (November 18) has caused flash flooding in parts of Melbourne, according to local media. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued a severe weather warning for the Melbourne area while recording 20mm of rainfall in under 10 minutes at Melbourne Airport around 1700 local time (0600GMT). Vision supplied by the Nine Network showed a vehicle trapped in floodwater under a bridge with emergency vehicles in attendance. The BOM […]
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AFP) — Australia edged closer to a place in the 2018 World Cup finals on Friday after grinding out a hard-fought 0-0 draw with Honduras in their Asia-CONCACAF playoff. Socceroos striker Tomi Juric missed golden chances in each half as the Australians dominated a physical Honduras side without managing to find a precious away goal at the Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano. Nevertheless Ange Postecoglou’s men will return to Australia for Wednesday’s second leg confident […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s sharemarket Tuesday broke above 6,000 points for the first time since the global financial crisis, pushing past a psychological barrier amid optimism about the world economy. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 briefly passed 6,000 in mid-day trading, after failing to breach the level in several attempts over recent years. The market plunged below 6,000 in 2008 as the financial crisis sent shock waves through global markets. “We are going through this […]
by Glenda KWEK Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – The United Nations called on Australia to stop a “humanitarian emergency” unfolding at a detention center in Papua New Guinea on Thursday, urging an end to a tense days-long stand-off between refugees and authorities. The Manus Island camp, set up to hold and process asylum-seekers under Australia’s harsh immigration policy, was officially closed Tuesday after it was ruled unconstitutional by PNG’s Supreme Court. But some 600 men have […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Skipper Steve Smith says Australia plan to reopen old English Ashes scars starting with a morale-shattering blow in the series opener at the Gabba this month. Smith has indelible memories of the shattering effect of the opening Brisbane Test from the last 2013-14 Ashes battle in Australia on the remainder of that series. England were battered by the hostility of paceman Mitchell Johnson, backed up by Ryan Harris and Peter Siddle and the […]
