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How will Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general who’s never held elective office, lead Indonesia?
Foreign leaders have congratulated Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto on his apparent victory in Indonesia’s presidential election, while rights activists called him a threat.
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Proposing on Valentine’s Day, Albanese becomes Australia’s first leader to get engaged in office
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Anthony Albanese becomes first Australian prime minister to announce his engagement while in office
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Australian parliament wants WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange back home, not sent to the US
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A night of firsts at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha
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Storms bring destructive winds and ignite wildfires across Australian state of Victoria
Powerful winds have killed a man and brought widespread destruction across Australia’s second-most populous state, leaving 530,000 homes and businesses without power and fanning fires that razed homes and injured five firefighters.
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Russell and Rutherford earn West Indies 37-run consolation win against Australia
Andre Russell and Sherfane Rutherford smashed half centuries in a record-breaking sixth-wicket stand to propel the West Indies to 37-run consolation win over Australia in the final Twenty20 match.
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Steve Ostrow, who founded famed NYC bathhouse the Continental Baths, dies at 91
Steve Ostrow, the founder of the Continental Baths, a trailblazing New York City gay bathhouse where Bette Midler, Barry Manilow and other famous artists cut their teeth, has died.
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Maxwell’s blistering ton lifts Australia to 34-run victory in 2nd T20 against West Indies
Glenn Maxwell blasted a record-equaling century as Australia beat West Indies by 34 runs and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in its three-match Twenty20 series.
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Warner smashes 70 to celebrate 100th T20 appearance for Australia as West Indies chase falls short
Opener David Warner has celebrated his 100th T20I appearance by smashing 70 off 36 balls and spinner Adam Zampa picked up 3-26 as Australia beat West Indies by 11 runs.
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Wallabies will play Wales in two tests in July in Australia ahead of Georgia match
Australia will play Wales twice in July on consecutive weekends and also take on Georgia to open its six-match rugby test home schedule for 2024.
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Allrounder Neser recalled to Australia test squad for New Zealand series
Bowling allrounder Michael Neser has been recalled to Australia’s squad for the team’s first test series in New Zealand in eight years.
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Ships from US, Australia and Japan conduct joint drills in South China Sea in defiance of Beijing
Warships from the U.S., Australia and Japan have held joint drills in the South China Sea in defiance of Beijing, which claims sovereignty over virtually the entire strategic waterway.
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Papua New Guinea’s prime minister becomes the first Pacific leader to address Australia’s parliament
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has become the first Pacific leader to address Australia’s parliament.
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Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton cruise to victories, reach Dallas Open quarterfinals
Americans Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton have cruised to straight-set victories to reach the quarterfinals at the Dallas Open.
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Australia routs West Indies for 86 and makes clean sweep of ODI series
Fast bowler Xavier Bartlett ran through West Indies with another impressive haul of 4-21 as Australia swept the one-day international series with a thumping eight-wicket win on Tuesday.
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Abbott leads Australia to series deciding 83-run win against West Indies
Sean Abbott exhibited his allrounder skills and powered Australia to a series deciding 83-run win over the West Indies in the second one-day international.
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Bartlett’s debut 4-17 earns Australia big win in 1st ODI over West Indies. COVID-hit Inglis gets 65
Fast bowler Xavier Bartlett has taken 4-17 in his ODI debut as Australia thrashed West Indies by eight wickets with 69 balls remaining in their series opener on Friday.
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A ship carrying thousands of livestock returns to Australia after month-long ordeal
A ship carrying thousands of livestock that has been stranded at sea for almost a month has finally docked in Australia, where welfare concerns mean some of the animals are expected to be offloaded.
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New Zealand says it will contemplate sharing military tech with U.S. and Britain
New Zealand’s government says it will contemplate sharing advanced military technologies with the United States and Britain as part of closer defense ties with Australia.
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Inflation further cools in Australia as confidence of ‘soft landing’ grows
Australia has reported inflation slowed in the last quarter to its lowest rate in three years, raising hopes of a ‘soft landing’ for the nation’s economy.
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Argentina men dominate Perth rugby sevens and Ireland women make history
Argentina’s men have maintained their domination of the rugby sevens world series by winning the Australia title after Ireland’s champion women made history in Perth.
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Shamar Joseph’s 7-68 inspires West Indies to a stunning 8-run win over Australia
Shamar Joseph braved a toe injury and grabbed 7-68 as the young fast bowler inspired the West Indies to its first win in Australia in 27 years in a gripping conclusion to the day-night test at the Gabba.
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Australia on course for men’s and women’s double at home sevens
Australia’s men and women have stayed in contention in Perth to win their first rugby sevens titles at home since 2018.
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Australia needs 156 runs to beat West Indies, reaches 60-2 on Day 3 of day-night test
West Indies made early inroads through its pace and made Australia work hard for the first time in its dominant test summer during the day-night test match at the Gabba.
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Australia fights back against West Indies through Carey and Cummins’ aggressive 50s
Blistering half centuries by Alex Carey and captain Pat Cummins have led Australia’s fightback on Day 2 of the day-night test against West Indies.
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Danish report underscores ‘systematic illegal behavior’ in adoptions of children from South Korea
A Danish report says adoptions of children from South Korea in the 1970s and 1980s to Denmark was “characterized by systematic illegal behavior” in the Asian country.
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2 monuments symbolizing Australia’s colonial past damaged by protesters ahead of polarizing holiday
Two monuments symbolizing Australia’s colonial past have been damaged by protesters ahead of an increasingly polarizing national holiday that marks the anniversary of British settlement.
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Da Silva and Hodge lead West Indies to 266-8 against Australia in day-night test
Joshua Da Silva and Kavem Hodge have rallied West Indies to 266-8 against Australia with resolute half-centuries on day one of the day-night test at the Gabba.
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West Indies veteran Kemar Roach sees plenty of promise in fellow fast bowler Shamar Joseph
West Indies veteran fast bowler Kemar Roach is predicting big things for the new guy on the team, 24-year-old fellow paceman Shamar Joseph.
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Joe Schmidt to succeed Eddie Jones as Wallabies head coach
New Zealand-born former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has been named the new head coach of the Wallabies, succeeding Eddie Jones.
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Hazlewood stars, Australia claims a 10-wicket win inside 3 days over West Indies in the 1st test
Josh Hazlewood claimed his 11th five-wicket total in test matches as Australia completed a 10-wicket win over West Indies before lunch on the third day of the first test.
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Top Chinese diplomat says support of Pacific nations with policing should not alarm Australia
China’s ambassador sought to reassure Australia that China’s increased involvement in the Pacific, particularly in policing efforts, should not be a cause of alarm.
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Norway considers halting overseas adoptions as Denmark’s only international agency winds down work
Denmark’s only overseas adoption agency says it is “winding down” its facilitation of international adoptions after a government agency raised concerns over fabricated documents and procedures that obscured children’s origins abroad.
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Smith to take his talents to the top and open Australia’s innings in 1st test against West Indies
If the last test against Pakistan was all about David Warner’s pending retirement, the series-opener against West Indies centers around new opener Steve Smith.
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