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Australia and New Zealand leaders seek closer defense ties
Australia and New Zealand leaders have agreed to seek closer defense ties as New Zealand considers sharing advanced military technologies with the United States and Britain through the so-called AUKUS partnership.
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Australia releases a man convicted on terrorism charges from prison under strict conditions
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Australia crushes Pakistan by 360 runs in 1st test inside 4 days, Lyon achieves 500-wicket landmark
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Pakistan trails Australia by 355 runs in 1st test after Day 2. Jamal takes 6 wickets on debut
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King Charles pays light-hearted tribute to comedian Barry Humphries at Sydney memorial service
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Australia to send military personnel to help protect Red Sea shipping but no warship
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles says his government will send 11 military personnel to support a U.S.
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Warner’s powerful 164 in farewell series leads Australia to 346-5 on opening day
David Warner has hit a scintillating century in his farewell test series and Australia has reached 346-5 against an inexperienced Pakistan bowling attack on the opening day of the three-match series in Perth.
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Yokohama advances to Asian Champions League round of 16 in Kevin Muscat’s last game as coach
Yokohama F. Marinos of Japan reached the round of 16 in the Asian Champions League with a 3-0 victory over Shandong Taishan of China.
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Cyclone Jasper crosses Australia’s east coast as category 2 storm with 87 mph winds
Tropical Cyclone Jasper has crossed Australia’s northeast coast as a category 2 storm, lashing the sparsely populated region with winds of up to 87 miles an hour.
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Australians prepare for their first cyclone of the season
Residents have begun evacuating and battening down homes and businesses as the first tropical cyclone of Australia’s season is forecast to cross the northeast coast on Wednesday, bringing destructive winds and flooding rain.
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Australia credits improving relations with Beijing after China lifts some meat export bans
Australia says China has lifted import bans on three Australian meat suppliers in another sign of improving trade relations between the two countries.
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Argentina, Australia win Cape Town Sevens titles for the first time
Argentina’s men and Australia’s women have won their first sevens titles in Cape Town and lead the world series.
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South Africa and New Zealand lose but still advance to Cape Town Sevens quarters
South Africa and New Zealand have lost pool games and still managed to advance to the Cape Town Sevens quarterfinals.
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Spithill skippers Aussies into lead in SailGP’s Dubai regatta while new-look Team USA is last
Fill-in skipper Jimmy Spithill steered Team Australia’s “Flying Roo” foiling catamaran to finishes of third, first and third and into the lead of the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix.
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Aussie fill-in skipper Spithill hopes to ‘smoke’ new-look Team USA in SailGP’s Dubai regatta
Some big SailGP rivalries will heat up when the global league returns to Dubai this weekend, including a one-off between the new-look Team USA and its former skipper, Jimmy Spithill.
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Australia pushes against China’s Pacific influence through a security pact with Papua New Guinea
The Australian government has signed a security pact with its nearest neighbor Papua New Guinea that strengthens Australia’s place as the preferred security partner in a region where China’s influence is growing.
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Two-time world road champion Alaphilippe to race in Tour Down Under
Two-time world road champion Julian Alaphilippe has confirmed he will join the 25th edition of the Tour Down Under in January, ten years after making his World Tour debut at Australia’s flagship cycling tour.
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French foreign minister says she is open to South Pacific resettlement requests due to rising seas
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna says she is open to any resettlement request from tiny South Pacific nations threatened by rising sea levels, similar to Australia’s agreement with Tuvalu.
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Scheffler wins Hero World Challenge, Niemann wins Australia Open
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler closed with a 4-under 68 for a three-shot victory Sunday in the Hero World Challenge for his fifth victory of the year.
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Revamped sevens world series produces same Dubai champs as South Africa men and Australia women win
The sevens rugby world series has been revamped and rebranded but has produced the same old champions in the Dubai opening leg.
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India beats Australia by 6 runs in fifth Twenty20 cricket match to win the series 4-1
Pacers Mukesh Kumar and Arshdeep Singh shared five wickets as India beat Australia by six runs in their fifth Twenty20 cricket international to win the series 4-1.
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France and Philippines eye a security pact to allow joint military combat exercises
France and the Philippines are considering a defense pact that would allow them to send military forces to each other’s territory for joint exercises.
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Min Woo Lee and Rikuya Hoshino share lead after contrasting 3rd rounds at Australian Open
Min Woo Lee made a dramatic birdie on the 18th hole to keep his bid of winning back-to-back titles on track despite a challenging day in the third round of the Australia Open.
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Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China
The U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom to include underwater drones and electronic warfare.
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India wins fourth Twenty20 cricket match by 20 runs to clinch series against Australia
India has rebounded from losing the Cricket World Cup final at home to Australia by winning their Twenty20 series 12 days later.
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The Philippines opens a new monitoring base on a remote island in the disputed South China Sea
The Philippine coast guard has opened a new monitoring base on a remote island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea as Manila ramps up efforts to counter China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the strategic waterway.
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Spithill to steer Team Australia’s ‘Flying Roo’ in Dubai while Slingsby is on paternity leave
Former Team USA CEO and skipper Jimmy Spithill will take the wheel of Team Australia’s “Flying Roo” foiling catamaran in SailGP’s Dubai regatta on Dec. 9-10 while countryman Tom Slingsby is on paternity leave.
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Australia apologizes for thalidomide tragedy as some survivors listen in the Parliament gallery
Survivors of the harmful morning sickness drug thalidomide were in the public gallery when Australia’s Parliament made a national apology for what was described as one of the darkest chapters in Australia’s medical history.
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China warns Australia to act prudently in naval operations in the South China Sea
A visiting Chinese official has warned Australia to act with “great prudence” in deploying warships in the South China Sea after a recent confrontation between the two navies.
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Relatives and a friend of Israelis kidnapped and killed by Hamas visit Australia’s Parliament House
Relatives and a friend of Israelis kidnapped and killed by Hamas are visiting Australia this week and sharing personal stories in an effort to lobby for international support for all hostages to be freed — and to support Israel’s war effort.
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India beats Australia by 44 runs to take a 2-0 lead in Twenty20 cricket series
Wrist spinner Ravi Bishnoi took 3-32 to bowl India to a 44-run victory over Australia in their second Twenty20 cricket international and give the hosts a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
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Chinese refugee challenges Australian law that imposes a curfew and tracking bracelet
New laws rushed through Australia’s Parliament last week to mandate curfews and electronic tracking bracelets on some foreigners with criminal records are facing their first High Court challenge.
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Australia rallies to beat Czech Republic and reach Davis Cup semifinals
Australia rallied to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 and reach the semifinals of the Davis Cup. Max Purcell and Matthew Ebden defeated Adam Pavlasek and Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 7-5 in the decisive doubles match to set up a last-four encounter with Finland on Friday.
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India, Australia commit to boosting strategic ties as their diplomats and defense chiefs hold talks
India and Australia say they’re committed to boosting economic and strategic ties as their top diplomats shared concerns over China, regional security and the Israel-Hamas war.
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Cricket World Cup in India sets all-time tournament attendance record of 1.25 million
The Cricket World Cup attracted a tournament-record 1.25 million spectators during the 6 1-2-week event which ended Sunday with Australia beating India by six wickets for its sixth title.
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