Australia on Wednesday said it would raise defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product by 2033 from about 2% currently, in response to the most "
April 15, 2026
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April 15, 2026
A top Australian central banker said on Monday he was not confident that interest rates were at the right level to tame inflation, but policymakers would now also need to monitor
April 14, 2026
Australia's business and consumer confidence crashed as the Iran war unleashed a global oil shock that may tip the local economy into a recession, surveys
April 14, 2026
Singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem, who is representing Australia at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, says she believes in the power of music
April 10, 2026
Australia has agreed to underwrite two companies buying fuel at inflated prices, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warning of extended supply disruptions even if the Iran ceasefire holds
April 09, 2026
Australia’s most decorated living veteran did not apply for bail when the war crime murder charges against him were listed in a Sydney court Wednesday
April 08, 2026
Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2012
April 07, 2026
American sprinters Sha’Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman have won their heats and qualified for Monday’s semifinals of the Stawell Gift, an annual race contested over 120 meters on grass in a small Australian town near Melbourne
April 04, 2026
The 48-team field for FIFA's biggest ever World Cup is complete after a qualifying process that spanned more than two and a half years
April 01, 2026
Two more members of the Iranian women’s soccer team were granted asylum in Australia before their teammates departed, but one later changed her mind and will return to Iran
March 11, 2026
Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano say their meeting on May 16 is the biggest fight that can be made in mixed martial arts, and they’re both thrilled to end their lengthy retirements for the long-awaited showdown
March 11, 2026
An Indonesian court has sentenced three Australian men for the fatal shooting of another Australian
March 09, 2026
Max Verstappen has been cleared by Formula 1’s medical team after X-rays on his hands following his crash in qualifying that will see him start from 20th place on the grid in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix
March 07, 2026
Formula One appears to have delayed a decision on whether to cancel its races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in April which have been placed in doubt due to the Iran war
March 07, 2026
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer and Brice Turang had three hits and four RBIs to lead the United States to a 15-5 win over Brazil in its World Baseball Classic opener
March 06, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he supports the strikes on Iran “with some regret” as they represent an extreme example of a rupturing world order
March 04, 2026
A crocodile has been caught in an Australian creek on the temperate east coast far from the species' tropical habitat
March 03, 2026
Australians Hannah Green and Minjee Lee have moved to the top of the leaderboard to lead by one stroke after three rounds of the HSBC Women’s World Championship
February 28, 2026
Grandfather kidnapped from his bed and murdered in case of mistaken identity, police say
February 25, 2026
Australian leader evacuated from residence following bomb threat linked to opponents of group banned in China
February 25, 2026
Campers sleeping on unmarked graves: The dark history behind an island paradise
February 24, 2026
A federal inquiry has begun into a rise in antisemitism across Australia before two gunmen allegedly killed 15 people at a Sydney Jewish festival
February 24, 2026
Man charged with hate crime after truck rammed into synagogue in Australia
February 21, 2026
Australia refuses to repatriate ISIS-linked citizens in Syria as escape attempt fails
February 17, 2026
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government will not repatriate from Syria a group of 34 women and children with alleged ties to the militant Islamic State group
February 17, 2026
Anthony Kim won LIV Golf Adelaide for his first victory in nearly 16 years, capping a remarkable career comeback with a closing 9-under 63 for a three-shot margin
February 15, 2026
‘Off-putting’ and ‘confronting’: Bikinis banned on Sydney bus after modesty complaints
February 13, 2026
The Trump administration is ending Operation Metro Surge, a sweeping immigration crackdown in Minnesota that sparked weeks of protests and left two U.S. citizens dead
February 12, 2026
Australian teen Austin Appelbee heralded as a hero after swimming for hours to get help for his mother and siblings.
February 11, 2026
‘We need a helicopter.’ Australian teen’s emergency call after swimming to rescue family released
February 11, 2026
Clashes in Sydney over Israeli president’s visit as police disperse mass protests
February 08, 2026
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has started a state visit to Australia, aiming to console grieving Jews and improve bilateral relations
February 09, 2026
A 13-year-old boy swam for four hours in cold and choppy waters to save his mother and two younger siblings who had been swept out to sea off the coast of Western Australia
February 03, 2026
Australian teen swam hours to shore to get help for mother and siblings swept out to sea
February 03, 2026
Australia’s central bank has lifted its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 3.85%, after three rate cuts last year and as inflation surges
February 03, 2026
Carlos Alcaraz has become the youngest man ever to complete a career Grand Slam
February 01, 2026
Elena Rybakina has won the Australian Open title with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka that avenged her loss in the championship decider here in 2023
January 31, 2026
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet in the Australian Open final and pursue their bids for history after coming through epic, momentum-swinging, five-set semifinals
January 30, 2026
Australia has a "home away from home" for the Milan Cortina Olympics at the European Training Centre in Gavirate, Italy
January 30, 2026
Jessica Pegula has defeated fellow American Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 7-6 to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open
January 28, 2026
Novak Djokovic is back in the Australian Open semifinals after Lorenzo Musetti retired with an injury in the third set of their quarterfinal
January 28, 2026
AI on Australian travel company website sends tourists to nonexistent hot springs
January 28, 2026
Residents in Australia rescued a koala as wildfires raged through their farm in the state of Victoria. A record heatwave has sent temperatures soaring and fueled blazes in the country.
January 30, 2026
Parts of Australia have sweltered in record temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius or 122 Fahrenheit during a prolonged heat wave
January 27, 2026
Defending champion Madison Keys has been knocked out of the Australian Open by Jessica Pegula in an all-American fourth-round match
January 26, 2026
Aryna Sabalenka held off 19-year-old Vicky Mboko 6-1, 7-6 (1) to advance to an Australian Open quarterfinal against another teenager, 18-year-old Iva Jovic
January 25, 2026
Learner Tien has become the youngest man to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals in 11 years
January 25, 2026
Carlos Alcaraz has advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals with a straight-set win over Tommy Paul
January 25, 2026
Death toll from bus bombing in southwest Colombia rises to 20 during a wave of violence
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