Australia
A-League recap: Auckland FC v Western United
Auckland FC have kept their lead at the top of the men's A-League ladder with a 2-nil win over Western United in Melbourne.
Super Rugby Pacific: Waratahs pip Highlanders in thriller
The Waratahs have overcome the Highlanders 37-36 in a thrilling encounter in Sydney, in a game that featured nine lead changes.
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
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Uncertainty if Australia exempt from US import tariffs
US President Donald Trump has signed-in 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports. In Australia, uncertainty remains over whether it will be granted an exemption. Australia correspondent Nick… Audio
Woman killed after tree explodes in lightning strike
A woman has died and another is in a serious condition after a nearby lightning strike in Sydney.
Aussie couple reimagine iconic Olympic anthem
Australian world music star Mitch Tambo and his wife Voice of Lele have released a duet and their take on the classic hit My Island Home. Video, Audio
Blow for Wallabies as Schmidt decides on October exit
Wallabies rugby coach, New Zealander Joe Schmidt, has dashed Aussie hopes he will stay on until the 2027 World Cup.
Australian politician changes name to 'Aussie Trump'
An Australian state lawmaker has legally changed his name to 'Aussie Trump', in what he said was a protest against the country's ruling centre-left Labor Party.
Australia: Queensland flood recovery, crackdown on neo-Nazi online network
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche has the latest on the devastating floods that have hit northern Queensland, and the government's effort to crackdown on online networking tools that are used by… Audio
Australian football star on trial for racial harassment
There's a lot of interest in court proceedings unfolding in Britain involving football star Sam Kerr on charges of racially aggravated harassment of a police officer. Australia correspondent Nick… Audio
Rugby Australia wants Joe Schmidt's signature within two weeks
Rugby Australia wants Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt's signature on a contract extension by the start of the Super Rugby competition on 14 February.
Australian PMs' heads severed, stolen from bronze statues
Police are searching for the vandals who removed the heads from two statues of Australian prime ministers and damaged 18 others in Ballarat early on Thursday morning.
How a tāne Māori embraced his sacred calling
"I immediately lifted my shoulders and held myself up. I am a better person for having it." It took 59 years for Rob Tai (Whakatōhea, Te Whānau a Apanui) to...
Phoenix lose again in A-League
A 2-1 defeat to Adelaide United is the fifth loss in the Phoenix's last six games.
Sydney synagogue and house targeted with swastikas, graffiti
Sydney police are investigating after offensive graffiti was found spray-painted on a synagogue and a house. It follows a series of anti-Semetic graffiti incidents in the city.
Two die in separate incidents in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
The Sydney to Hobart yacht race has suffered a double tragedy after two sailors died in separate incidents, while another crew was able to recover a crew member who fell overboard.
Two favourites ahead, at start of Sydney to Hobart race
Race favourites Master Lock Comanche and LawConnect took the early lead in the 79th running of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, as the supermaxis led the 104 boats out into the South Pacific.
Cricket: Australia's Konstas gets better of India on debut
Teen sensation Sam Konstas had the crowd in the palm of his hand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as he smashed India spearhead Jasprit Bumrah around the park.
Move over Santa: Have you heard about the Christmas crow?
"We don't have Santa here, he hasn't visited for about 50 years": Why the Wangkarnal crow brings presents every Christmas in one remote part of Australia.
Hundreds told to flee out-of-control bushfires in Australia
Bushfires in Australia's Victoria state burnt out of control on Saturday, with authorities issuing an evacuation order at the highest danger rating for hundreds of residents in the state's west.
