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Sri Lanka seals five-match ODI series in last-ball thriller vs Australia

A nation dealing with its worst economic crisis and high inflation for months had something to celebrate when Sri Lanka sealed a limited-overs cricket series victory

Australian general elections 2022: Authorities to declare final results

Authorities are to declare the final seat on Wednesday in a greener, more fragmented Australian Parliament following May 21 elections

Australian defence minister arrives in India to boost security ties

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles arrived in India to hold a bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh to strengthen defence and security cooperation between both countries

Australia provides emergency food assistance to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Australia will provide a 22 million Australian dollar for emergency food assistance to economic crisis hit Sri Lanka

Australian Defence Minister to visit India today to boost security ties

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles will be on a visit to India from Monday to hold a bilateral meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to strengthen defence and security cooperation

Qantas Airways, Airbus to make $200 million sustainable fuels investment

The planemaker and airline plan to invest as much as $200 million to accelerate the adoption of SAF in the country, they said Sunday

Australian PM Albanese considers visiting Ukraine during Europe trip

Australia's new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday he would take advice on whether to accept President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's invitation to visit Ukraine during an upcoming European trip

Australia commits to reducing greenhouse emissions by 43% by end of decade

Australia's new government on Thursday formally committed to a more ambitious greenhouse gas reduction target of 43 per cent by the end of the decade in fulfillment of a key election pledge

China-Australia at 'new juncture' with election of Albanese: Beijing envoy

China's ambassador to Australia says relations between the two countries are at a new juncture with the election of a new Australian government

Australian PM slams interception of Canberra flights over South China sea

'The intercept resulted in a dangerous manoeuvre which posed a safety threat to the P-8 aircraft and its crew,' the Australian Department of Defence said in a statement

Australia, New Zealand unite amid China's growing influence on Pacific

Australia, New Zealand and the United States have voiced concerns that a new Beijing security pact with the Solomon Islands could result in a Chinese military base being established there

NASA to launch 3 rockets from Australia's north for scientific studies

"This is a really exciting project," Albanese said during a media briefing in Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory

Australian central bank hikes rate for 2nd time in 5 weeks amid inflation

Australia's central bank on Tuesday lifted its benchmark interest rate for a second time in five weeks, changing the cash rate to 0.85% from 0.35%

Australian court makes Google pay $515,000 over defamatory YouTube videos

John Barilaro, the former New South Wales state deputy premier, had sued Google and comedian Jordan Shanks, also known as friendlyjordies, in the Federal Court over the videos

Australia says China threatened plane over South China Sea

Australia said a Chinese fighter jet carried out dangerous maneuvers threatening the safety of one of its maritime surveillance planes over the South China Sea

Google to pay Australian politician over defamatory YouTube videos

An Australian court on Monday ordered Google to pay a former lawmaker A$715,000 ($515,000), saying its failure to take down a YouTuber's "relentless, racist, abusive and defamatory campaign

China and Australia's duelling South Pacific tours make final stops

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrived in Tonga where she met with Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku and other officials including King Tupou VI

Australia's economy in Q1 grows 0.8% despite floods, Covid surge

Australia's economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2022, beating economists' expectations

Rising energy prices leave Australia's smaller energy suppliers out in cold

As Australia heads into winter and people switch on their heating, energy costs have spiked due to surging demand, leaving smaller electricity retailers unable to weather price shocks

Anthony Albanese-led Australian govt includes record 13 women ministers

A record 13 women, including the first female Muslim, were sworn in as ministers in Australia's new government on Wednesday.