The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Team India's run-up to T20 World Cup gets busier with three more tours

NEW DELHI: Bio-bubble fatigue is a huge factor while planning India's cricket schedule but the team will have very little time off from the game over the next eight months leading up to the T20 World Cup in Australia.

The Times of India · Feb 23, 2022

Who said it? Australia’s political war of words over China – quiz

Match each diplomatic, inflammatory or amusing quote to the politician from which it emerged

The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2022

Coalition announces new $19m Beetaloo Basin gas support after previous grants ruled invalid

Decision to give grants to Liberal-linked Empire Energy for NT exploration prompts anger among environment and Indigenous groups

The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2022

Australia spending billions on new gas pipelines that may end up worthless stranded assets

Australia’s building boom comes amid $485.8bn in pipeline construction activity globally

The Guardian - AU · Feb 22, 2022

Omicron has already affected 107 WA schools, and that's just the start as COVID-19 takes hold

West Australian schools are facing a wave of COVID-19 cases, with thousands of students and staff already placed into isolation. So is everything going to plan?

ABC News · Feb 22, 2022

World's largest venomous spider emerges from shipping container after 5,000-mile from Australia

Staff at the East Yorkshire shipyard were given shock when the long-legged visitor made an appearance on dry land

Wales Online · Feb 22, 2022

Australian Bureau of Statistics report on Covid deaths misrepresented by rightwing media

Analysis: Commentators and news websites have spread incorrect information on Covid deaths in Australia, feeding conspiracy theories

The Guardian - AU · Feb 22, 2022

Australia imposes sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia will join other western nations to impose sanctions on Russian "bullies", after its government began moving troops into Ukraine.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2022

Indigenous scholarship winner wants to see more First Nations women become lawyers

Australia has two First Nations judges and two First Nations women barristers practising in Queensland, but a new scholarship aims to change that.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2022

Australia to impose sanctions on Russia

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced Australia will impose a range of sanctions against Russia, saying its "invasion of Ukraine" has already begun.

AAP · Feb 22, 2022