The Latest Breaking News from Australia

A brief history of the Team USA vs. Australia swimming rivalry and how it reignited before the Paris Olympics

"We're all bringing the cowbell."

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 27, 2024

Spain Makes A Comeback Against Australia In Men's Basketball

Australia and Spain engage in a thrilling men's basketball game at the Olympics, showcasing high-level talent and competitiveness.

Top News · Jul 27, 2024

Titmus, Aussie women freestyle relayers in gold salute

Ariarne Titmus and Australia's women's 4x100m freestyle relayers won gold and the men's relayers and Elijah Winnington took silver at the Paris Olympics.

AAP · Jul 27, 2024

Rower Rigney gets gold medal quest off to strong start

Australian rower Tara Rigney blitzed her singles sculls heat by more than three boat lengths on the opening day, with mixed results from two other crews.

AAP · Jul 27, 2024

Why Australia has two men’s basketball teams to cheer at the Paris Olympics

South Sudan’s story of resilience, unity and hope has a strong Australian flavour thanks to the five players with connections to the country

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2024

Grappling with maritime disputes and Myanmar crisis, ASEAN top diplomat meetings joined by US, China

Top diplomats from Southeast Asia are gathered in the Laotian capital with partners that include the United States, China, Russia, Japan, India and Australia

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2024

Olympic Games: Australians in action on day one in Paris

Australia will be out to make an immediate impact at Paris 2024 with medal hopes in swimming, cycling, diving and rugby sevens

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2024

Vale Ray Lawler: the playwright who changed the sound of Australian theatre

Ray Lawler, who died this week at 103, was one of the artists responsible for establishing the first non-commercial repertory theatre in Australia – the Union Repertory Theatre Company, now Melbourne Theatre Company – and the writer of its best-known play, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.

The Conversation · Jul 27, 2024

Olympic dream lives on for hockey player who amputated finger to reach Paris

Australia’s Matthew Dawson thought his Games were over after a freak accident but a bold decision ensured he will still be part of a team chasing a medal

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2024

Has the latest IT outage quietly slowed the cash crash?

The CrowdStrike outage exposed vulnerabilities in digital payment systems and shows Australia is decades away from a completely cashless society, experts say.

AAP · Jul 26, 2024