US and Australia join search for survivors from missing Kiribati ferry
United States and Australian aircraft have joined the search for passengers of a missing ferry off Kiribati, as rescuers scoured the central Pacific Ocean for a liferaft believed to be…
Tennis: Evergreen Federer planning Melbourne return in 2019
Australian Open champion Roger Federer is set to continue defying Father Time after announcing he will return to defend his title next year, the Swiss said. The 36-year-old notched up…
Australia to spend $3.8b to increase stake in global arms exports
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Australian military equipment manufacturers will be offered government-backed loans as part of a $3.8 billion package to become one of the world’s top 10 defence…
Tennis: Federer fights off Cilic to win sixth Australian Open
Roger Federer has survived a second set ‘freeze’ and an onslaught from Croatia’s Marin Cilic to claim a record-equalling sixth Australian Open title on Rod Laver Arena. The Swiss maestro…
Thousands mark Australia Day with protest against white colonisation
Thousands have taken to the streets on Australia Day to protest against the celebration of the start of white colonisation and persecution of Aboriginal Australians 230 years ago. January 26…
Tennis: Ruthless Federer makes final as chastened Chung quits
Ruthless Roger Federer has handed wounded Chung Hyeon an old-fashioned schooling before the overwhelmed South Korean quit with foot blisters trailing 6-1 5-2 in a damp squib of an Australian…
Can rice from Australia’s crocodile-infested waters help feed more people?
Wild rice growing in northern Australia’s crocodile-infested waters could hold the key to breeding a more nutritious grain that is drought and pest resistant, according to scientists who have just…
Australia Day or Invasion Day? Thousands plan to protest
Tens of thousands of Australians plan to mark Australia Day, January 26, with mass protests, demanding the date of the national holiday be changed given its links to colonisation and…
Ship hired to find MH370 arrives in search zone
A vessel hired to search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and solve one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries has reached the remote spot in the Indian Ocean where Australian…
More asylum-seekers to leave remote Australian camps for US resettlement: source
Another 58 asylum-seekers held in an Australian-run detention centre on Papua New Guinea (PNG) will leave for resettlement in the United States under a controversial refugee swap deal, a source…
