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Australia, Indonesia partner to tackle plastic pollution in Indo-Pacific

Australia's national science agency and the federal government have formed a partnership with Indonesia to address plastic pollution in the Indo-Pacific

Autopsy report confirms Shane Warne died from natural causes

An autopsy report on Monday confirmed that Australia's legendary cricketer Shane Warne had died from natural causes.

Warne's state funeral service to be held at MCG; 100,000 likely to attend

Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne's state funeral service will be held at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in front of up to 100,000 people

Australian missiles "on the ground" in Ukraine amid Russian invasion

Australia's prime minister has described Russia and China's closer relationship as opportunistic rather than strategic

Australia's social media anti-trolling bill raises alarm for tech giants

Tech giants like Meta, Twitter have decried Australia's proposed social media anti-trolling bill, stressing that it would put an unprecedented level of defamation risk on social media platforms

We do whatever we can to deter China: Australian Defence Minister

Amid rising tensions with China, Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has indicated that his country may send weapons to Taiwan in response to any future Chinese military aggression.

Australian government confirms state funeral for Shane Warne

Australian spin legend Shane Warne, who died of a suspected heart attack on Friday while holidaying in Thailand, will receive a state funeral, a government official confirmed

First Test: Australia trails Pakistan by 471 runs after Ali's 185

Azhar Ali hit his fourth test hundred against Australia as Pakistan piled on 476-4 before declaring its first innings on the second day of the first test on Saturday. Ali missed out on a double century and got dismissed for 185 with Pakistan declaring under overcast conditions late in the final session. Australian openers Usman Khawaja (5 not out) and David Warner (0 not out) survived the only over from offspinner Sajid Khan to take Australia to 5-0 before umpires ended the day's play due to bad light with 15 overs still remaining. Australia is playing its first test in Pakistan in 24 years. Players from both teams wore black armbands in memory of spin wizard Shane Warne. They lined up before the start of play and observed a minute of silence to mark their respect for Warne, who died of a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand at the age of 52. Offspinner Nathan Lyon bowled the bulk of the overs on a slow wicket devoid of grass but finished with 1-161 off his 52 overs. Howe

Warne was watching cricket, had not been drinking, says Manager

Warne was found unconscious with the historic first Test between Australia and Pakistan playing on the television: Report

Shane Warne: A cricketing genius who lived a life of 'no regrets'

To say Warne was no stranger to controversy is as banal as observing that he was a superlative cricketer

Australia helps allies seeking to replace Russian coal amid Ukraine crisis

The Australian government is helping coal importing nations find alternatives to Russia for supplies by connecting them with local producers, a government spokesperson said on Thursday

Prepared for very high-scoring tournament: Austalia coach on Women's WC

After setting up a target of 321 in the warm-up fixture against New Zealand, Australia coach Matthew Mott feels that the upcoming Women's ODI World Cup will be a high scoring tournament.

Australia's Gardner tests Covid positive, to miss at least 2 games

Australia suffered a setback ahead of the ICC Women's World Cup in New Zealand with key all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner unavailable for 10 days after testing positive for the Covid-19 virus.

Australia fully open to vaccinated travellers as last state reopens border

Australia was fully open to vaccinated travellers after Western Australia on Thursday became the last state to lift border restrictions. Western Australia, which covers one third of the nation's land area, closed its borders to most international and interstate travellers in 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19. But the state lifted restrictions on Thursday four months after Sydney began its staged reopening of quarantine-free travel and more than week after all vaccinated tourists became eligible for visas. Perth's airport was the scene of emotional reunions as the first of a scheduled 22 domestic flights and five international flights began arriving on Thursday. Western Australia had successfully stopped the local spread of the coronavirus throughout the pandemic by contract tracing and isolating carriers until the highly contagious omicron variant arrived this year. The state now reports more than 1,000 new infections every day. Australia is now finally back together, Qantas Ai

Australian dollar finds the energy to hit a one-year peak on euro

The Australian dollar climb one-year high on the euro on Wednesday as investors were attracted by Australia's status as a net energy exporter and distance from Europe's troubles.

Thousands evacuate in worst Australian floods in a decade: Report

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said there had been 1,000 rescues in the state by Tuesday and more than 6,000 calls for authorities to help

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tests positive for Covid-19

I am experiencing flu-like symptoms and will be recovering over the next week, Morrison said in a statement

Australia facing more floods and droughts due to global warming: Report

Australia is facing more catastrophic weather events as a result of global warming, which will cause death, injury, financial and emotional stress globally, a report has warned.

Drinking water in eastern Australia at risk of flood contamination

In response, health authorities are urging people to conserve drinking water, which has already led to one bottle shop in the state capital of Brisbane offering free ice to thirsty residents.

Major floods hit Australia's east coast post heavy rain, claim lives of 7

Parts of Australia's third-most populous city Brisbane were under water on Monday after heavy rain brought record flooding to some east coast areas and killed seven people.