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The White House says President Joe Biden is nominating a top adviser on Asia to serve as the State Department’s second-ranking diplomat.
Australia’s highest court has overturned a government decision to strip citizenship from a man convicted of terrorism.
Rugby Australia confirms that Eddie Jones has in fact quit as head coach and that the organization will conduct a thorough search for his replacement, “however long it takes.”
Eddie Jones has quit as Australia head coach only 10 months into a five-year contract after the Wallabies’ worst-ever performance at a Rugby World Cup.
The serious end of the Cricket World Cup begins for Australia and New Zealand on Saturday in a Himalayan setting for their trans-Tasman clash — the final game of the tournament at Dharamsala.
An Australia-based company is announcing plans to build a campus in New Mexico to expand its research into hydrogen as a source for producing heat for industrial applications.
The White House has turned down the pizazz for Wednesday’s state dinner. But more than 300 guests from politics, business, government and beyond came out to celebrate U.S. ties to ally Australia while striking a measured tone in a time of suffering in the Middle East.
President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese say they are working to deepen the alliance between their two countries during a state visit to Washington.
A cruise operator that failed to cancel a voyage from Sydney that led to a COVID-19 outbreak has been ruled negligent in an Australian class-action case.
The White House has scrapped plans to have the B-52s perform at a state dinner for Australia’s prime minister.
Golf is taking a week off in America. The PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions aren’t playing until next week. LIV Golf and the Korn Ferry Tour are done for the year.
The next Rugby World Cup in 2027 in Australia will feature more teams, an extra knockout round and a week less to play.
On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, rare originals are being displayed and publishers are offering collectors editions, including one that sells for $1,500.
Indigenous campaigners who wanted Australia to create an advisory body representing its most disadvantaged ethnic minority say its rejection in a constitutional referendum was a “shameful act.”
New Mexico’s governor is traveling to Australia to attend a hydrogen summit in hopes of meeting with manufacturing companies that might have an interest in expanding to New Mexico.
The Australian government has decided against canceling a Chinese company’s 99-year lease on strategically important Darwin Port despite U.S. concerns that foreign control could be used to spy on its military.
Pakistan has to shake off illness in its squad and also leave behind its heavy defeat to archrival India when it takes on five-time champion Australia at the Cricket World Cup.
Warren Gatland has confirmed he’s committed to coach Wales for the next four years after inspiring a once-broken national team to the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup in France.
Indonesian soccer federation leader Erick Thohir says it now supports Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 World Cup.
Fiji’s prime minister says his government is “more comfortable dealing with traditional friends” such as Australia as China pursues closer security ties in the Asia-Pacific region.
Fiji’s prime minister says he hopes Australia’s acquisition of a fleet of submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology will enhance peace in the Pacific region but stopped short of endorsing the increased military cooperation with the United States.
Sri Lanka’ s cricket authorities have lifted a ban on international player Danushka Gunathilaka after he was cleared by an Australian court of sexual assault charges.
Eddie Jones is prepared to take more hits after a tumultuous period as Wallabies coach. He held a news conference in Sydney to reiterate his intention to lead Australia to the 2027 Rugby World Cup on home soil and again deny he has interviewed for the job in Japan.
Australia has received a boost in the quest to turn round its fortunes at the Cricket World Cup in India with Travis Head batting in the nets back home after a left-hand fracture last month.
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says his government will look for new ways to lift Indigenous living standards after voters soundly rejected a proposal to create a new advocacy committee.
Australians have voted in a referendum against enshrining in the nation’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that affect their lives.
Ollie Watkins continued his hot goal-scoring streak to fire England to a 1-0 win against Australia at Wembley Stadium.
Opposing campaigners have made their final pitches over changing the Australia’s constitution to acknowledge a place for Indigenous Australians on the eve of the nation’s first referendum in a generation.
Wallabies head coach Eddie Jones says he is “committed to Australia” amid numerous reports that he is planning to quit and take up the Japan coaching job for a second time.
Quinton de Kock hit a second successive century at the Cricket World Cup to help South Africa beat Australia by 134 runs.
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