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A veteran journalist who relentlessly attacked a spiritual leader with meritless claims has been ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages.

A blistering 101 by Georgia Voll and entertaining 80 from opener Phoebe Litchfield has rocketed Australia to a five-wicket ODI win over India.

A strong batting performance by two young stars seals a dominant win for the home team in Hobart

On paper, the Matildas should have a major advantage playing on home soil for the upcoming Women’s Asian Cup.

Australian road captain looks back on that winning day from more than a decade ago and also ahead to the role she'll take at Canyon-SRAM this Classics season

Winter Olympics in numbers. Plus, we collaborated with Guardian Australia’s climate correspondent to produce this multimedia feature about how heatwaves can/will affect your body

Imagine sitting in a crowded local court in Australia, and this happens (names have been changed):

Almost exactly 30 years ago, John Howard ended Labor’s 13 years of federal government. He sent then prime minister Paul Keating packing – along with his vision of a culturally renovated Australia that reconciled with Indigenous Australians, became a republic, and learned to live comfortably and productively with Asia.

Australia's second-largest airline is out of administration and back-paying taxes, but warns rising industry costs could put air travel out of reach for some.

The steady embrace of artificial intelligence (AI) in the public and private sectors in Australia and New Zealand has come with broad guidance about using the new technology safely and transparently, with good governance and human oversight.

After shifting two weeks later due to the impact of bushfires near course, riders are set for a potentially wet but still hotly contested edition of race that first took place in 1895