Australia

It doesn’t get much bigger than the opening round of SuperCoach BBL for BBL13. In seven seasons of Australia’s favourite fantasy cricket game, we have never had a round like what’s in store to kick off the new campaign.That’s because Brisbane Heat plays three times — yes, three times. That early fixture has placed a premium on Heat assets and…

Every Mitchell Johnson wicket from the 2013-14 Ashes Stuart Broad is standing in the middle of the Gabba, midway through day two of the opening Ashes Test of 2013-14. Public enemy number one, Broad has thus far handled the vitriol hurled his way from the enthusiastic locals impressively,…

Robbie Williams (2023) – (8 Nov) Quarter of a century into his record-breaking solo career, Williams looks back on his younger self and reflects on a lifetime spent in the spotlight. The Killer (2023) – (12 Nov) An assassin battles his employers and himself on an international manhunt. Directed by David Fincher and starring…

Australia's Test top order batters Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne will feature in the opening round of this year's KFC BBL Australia's Test top order duo Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne will play in the opening round of the KFC BBL for the Brisbane Heat.…

It’s a wild and wonderful place that few of us will ever be lucky enough to visit. But fortunately, Australians who have been to Antarctica are happy to share their tales of adventure, bringing a taste of the coldest, windiest place on earth to the wider population as part of the Australian Antarctic Festival in Hobart. The festival,…

Robinson’s book contains plenty of warnings for today’s political leaders and policymakers. In Ministry, ever more extreme climate events coupled with political inaction eventually trigger violence and terrorism. A tiny United Nations agency, dubbed the “Ministry for the Future,” maneuvers adroitly in a desperate bid to get countries and…

BIRMINGHAM, England -- A week after the Lionesses became the pride of England for winning soccer's Women's European Championship, their compatriots in field hockey are hoping for their own historic moment in Birmingham.England has claimed a women's hockey medal in the six previous Commonwealth Games but gold has proved elusive. A thrilling…

For these primary school kids, Reconciliation comes straight from the heart.The students and staff at Kellyville Public School have been recognised for their efforts in teaching the true history of the First Nations people of Darug Country in western Sydney.The school was named a finalist at this year’s Narragunnawali Awards – a two yearly event…

They say the Melbourne Cup is the “race that stops a nation”. There is a public holiday in Victoria to celebrate it – and when the field of 24 horses jump from the barrier at 3pm on the first Tuesday in November, most of Australia is in front of a television or mobile phone watching it. That’s if they are not at Flemington racecourse with 80,000…

Australian football legend Harry Kewell has opened up on his surprise move to work as Celtic’s first-team manager under compatriot Ange Postecoglou in a revealing interview with Foxsports.com.au, in which he also discussed Socceroos star Aaron Mooy’s arrival at the Scottish giants and the Aussies’ prospects for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.Kewell, a…