The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Australian companies are divesting from Russia, but some links to oligarchs remain

Ethical investors are calling on Rio Tinto, Origin Energy and other entities to join the list of Australian comnpanies divesting from Russia.

The New Daily · Mar 2, 2022

Coles gears up to deliver groceries by drone in Australian first

Coles has announced it is launching a pilot program in partnership with Google’s sister company Wing, to deliver groceries to your doorstep via drone. 

The New Daily · Mar 2, 2022

Celtic and Rangers to meet for first time outside Glasgow in Sydney Super Cup

The four-team tournament will also feature A-League teams Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers

Irish Mirror · Mar 2, 2022

Celtic SLO responds to Sydney Super Cup frenzy as Rangers friendly splits fans

The Parkhead club are set to play against their Ibrox rivals in a mini-tournament in Australia later this year.

Daily Record · Mar 2, 2022

Meta rejects Craig Kelly’s demand to suspend factchecking on Facebook during election campaign

United Australia party leader tells parliamentary committee Facebook enforcing its community standards on politcians’ posts is ‘foreign interference’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2022

SA Electoral Commission clears Liberals over attack ads on Labor health policy and Peter Malinauskas

South Australia's electoral commissioner knocks back a Labor bid to shut down Liberal Party advertising attacking the closure of a hospital in a key marginal seat.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2022

Nick Kyrgios backed by Lleyton Hewitt but urged to play more tennis to fulfil potential

Nick Kyrgios is missing from this week's Davis Cup tie against Hungary, but Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt wants the 26-year-old back in his squad.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2022

Sydney braces for flash floods as Australia rain disaster claims at least 14 lives

17 council areas in New South Wales had been declared disaster zones in an ‘unprecedented situation’

Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2022

Beware the moonless, starless, bible-black night

And wait, is that Western Australia opening its border?

The Canberra Times · Mar 2, 2022

Australians Flee Floods as Toll Rises to 12, Sydney on Alert

Floodwaters crashed into more towns on Australia's east coast as a deadly storm front barreled south on Wednesday towards Sydney, where the main dam began to spill water. The death toll rose to 12 in a week-long disaster that has washed cars from roads and forced tens of thousands of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 2, 2022