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Aussies drop McSweeney for Boxing Day Test, Konstas in the mix to debut

The axe falls on opener Nathan McSweeney, with Australian selectors opting to add NSW rising star Sam Konstas to their squad for the fourth Test against India at the MCG.

2024-12-20 04:07

Raygun’s Lawyers Force Australian Musical About Viral Breaker to Leave Out Her Name

Comedian Stephanie Broadbridge had to call off the premiere of “Raygun: the Musical” but will move forward after rebranding as “Breaking: The Musical” and changing the poster.

2024-12-20 04:00

Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands

Australia announced on Friday it will pay for more police in Solomon Islands and create a police training center in the South Pacific island nation’s capital...

2024-12-20 02:54

Australia agrees deal to finance, train Solomon Islands police

SYDNEY: Australia said on Friday (Dec 20) it has agreed to help boost Solomon Islands' police force with a finance and training package for the Pacific nation, which has fostered close ties with China. The deal includes A$190 million (US$118 million) in finan…

2024-12-20 03:25

Ashwin's sudden retirement is a warning to veterans from both teams

Just six Tests ago, Ravichandran Ashwin was running through England's line-up with match-winning spells. Now his career is over. The rapid end to his career should be a cautionary tale to elder statesmen from both India and Australia.

2024-12-20 03:20

Australians to vote with feet for crowded city life, Treasury predicts

The latest population projections show capital cities growing twice as fast as everywhere else, led by the largest.

2024-12-20 02:54

Finneas Talks Touring Without Sister Billie Eilish, Says It's Bittersweet

Finneas is opening up about going on tour solo and not with sister Billie Eilish. The 27-year-old musician has gone on tour with his younger sister for nearly her whole career, but with his own solo career taking off, he opted out of joining her Hit Me Hard a…

2024-12-20 02:54

Asian shares pinned near three-month lows, dollar towers at 2-yr peak

Asian shares pinned near three-month lows, dollar towers at 2-yr peak

2024-12-20 02:11

NRL 2024, All Stars 2025, Deadly Choices, 715 Health Check, Partnership with NRL, free T-shirt

Introduced in 2010 to educate and empower South East Queensland’s Indigenous populations against the dangers of smoking, Deadly Choices has evolved into Australia’s most successful community-focused preventative health program.

2024-12-20 02:08

Surveys show widespread Great Barrier Reef coral loss

sydney — Australian scientists said Wednesday that they had found a widespread decrease in coral cover in southern parts of the Great Barrier Reef. Researchers have just completed a routine annual underwater survey of reefs off central Queensland state a mo…

2024-12-20 01:51