The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Residents brace for heavy rain as Luana heads inland

Residents of Western Australia's north coast are bracing for heavy rain as Cyclone Luana tracks inland, despite the storm running out of steam.

AAP · Jan 24

'No better hands': Rudd successor named for US post

Australia's next ambassador to the US has been welcomed as the right person to drive progress on the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal.

AAP · Jan 24

France to ban social media for under-15s? Macron aims for Australia-like law by September

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he wants a proposed social media ban on the country's under-15 population to be implemented by September, at the start of the next school year, and has asked his government to “accelerate” the legislative process in this regard.

The Times of India · Jan 24

Boy, 12, mauled by shark in Sydney Harbour dies

Nico Antic was bitten on both legs and suffered ’devastating injuries’

The Independent UK · Jan 24

Djokovic secures 400th Grand Slam match win to extend record, ties Federer's Australian Open mark

Novak Djokovic continues to pile up tennis records

The Independent UK · Jan 24

'We don't have to pull the breakaway back, we just have to keep me in front' – Jay Vine heads into Tour Down Under finale with enviable lead, even after difficult day for team

Heavy crashes for defending champion Jhonatan Narváez and Vegard Stake Laengen mean Australian sits in the box seat with 'mixed feelings'

Cycling News · Jan 24

Stan Wawrinka bids farewell at Australian Open with beers after Taylor Fritz loss

Wawrinka become the first man 40 or older to reach the third round of a Grand Slam since 1978

The Independent UK · Jan 24

Olivia Dean’s Man I Need wins Triple J’s Hottest 100

Dancing2 by Keli Holiday comes in second, with almost twice as many Australian songs making the count this year compared with last

The Guardian - AU · Jan 24

NSN overcomes crash losses to make most of extra Tour Down Under sprint opportunity with Ethan Vernon

Corbin Strong abandons after stage 1 crash, planned 'wing man' Jake Stewart breaks collarbone, but Gilmore steps in to guide Vernon to team's first victory of season

Cycling News · Jan 24

Podcast pals Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula plan trash talk segment before Australian Open clash

Keys and Pegula will go head-to-head in the fourth round of the Australian Open in a unique match-up

The Independent UK · Jan 24