Australia crush New Zealand in final to win Cricket World Cup 2015

MELBOURNE (Australia) — Australia won their fifth World Cup, out of the 11 tournaments that have been staged, with contemptuous ease. New Zealand were brushed aside by seven wickets with 16.5 overs... Read more »

Australian bowlers dismiss New Zealand for 183 in Cricket World Cup final

MELBOURNE, (Australia) – Mitchell Starc bowled Brendon McCullum for a duck in the first over and the Australian bowlers maintained the relentless pressure to dismiss New Zealand for 183 in the Cricket... Read more »

Michael Clarke announces ODI retirement after World Cup final

Australia’s skipper’s shock announcement that he will quit one-day internationals after the World Cup final against New Zealand Melbourne (Australia) – Australia captain Michael Clarke has added a fresh edge to Sunday’s... Read more »

Rising Southern Star, Jess Jonassen, claims Player of the Year award

Southern Stars and Konica Minolta Queensland Fire all-rounder Jess Jonassen has taken out Player of the Year award By Aaron Pereira You’d never believe how much Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars all-rounder Jess... Read more »

NSW state election 2015 voting guide for Saturday (28 March)

New South Wales will vote tomorrow for its 56th Parliament. On the eve of the election, the NSW Electoral Commissioner, Colin Barry has reminded electors that it is easy to find out... Read more »

Multicultural mayhem lurks in the shadows of the NSW election

By Andrew Jakubowicz The 2011 NSW state election delivered a swag of seats in western Sydney to the Liberal Party. Widespread dislike and distrust of the ALP re-focused the attention of many... Read more »

Australia cruise into World Cup final after 95-run win over India

SYDNEY (Australia) — Australia will play fellow co-hosts New Zealand in Sunday’s World Cup final in Melbourne after they beat defending champions India by 95 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground. They... Read more »

Counterterrorism squads prevent 230 suspected jihadis from leaving Australia

CANBERRA (Australia) — Counterterrorism squads have prevented 230 suspected jihadis from departing Australian airports for the Middle East this month, including at least three teenage boys, officials said Wednesday. Officials had previously... Read more »

Darwin International Airport wins Routes Asia Marketing Award

SYDNEY (Australia) — Australia’s Darwin International Airport (DIA) has been recognised for its work in attracting new airline services to the Northern Territory with a Routes Airport Marketing Award for the Asian region. Voted... Read more »

Australian Commission plans to block Qantas – China Eastern alliance

CANBERRA, (Australia) – Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said on Tuesday it was leaning toward blocking a tie up between Qantas Airways and China Eastern Airlines because it could increase fares on the... Read more »

Netflix launched in Australia and New Zealand

First Launch of Netflix in Asia Pacific SYDNEY (Australia) – The world’s largest streaming film and television service went live in Australia and New Zealand for the first time on  March 24.... Read more »

Australia’s underwater wave farms provide both Power and Water

It isn’t the motion of the ocean that matters so much as what you do with the waves. At one Australian naval base, those waves are being put to use providing steady... Read more »

Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser dies at 84

Former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Fraser, who died today at 84, has been remembered as a “fierce Australian patriot”. Mr Fraser’s office confirmed that Australia’s leader from 1975 to 1983 had passed... Read more »

Australia oust Pakistan to set up India semi-final

Australia withstood a pulsating spell of fast bowling from Pakistan’s Wahab Riaz to set up a meeting with India in the World Cup semi-finals. Australia’s hopes of chasing 214 looked in peril... Read more »

Australia urged to shut coal-fired power plants urgently as analysis reveals huge emissions

Australian government has been urged to place US-style regulations on coal-fired power plants to ensure they shut down, as a new analysis highlights the vast scale of emissions pumped out by the... Read more »

Avalon Airport confident of a future even if Jetstar flights end

Avalon Airport chief executive Justin Giddings believes the airport will survive even if Jetstar pulls its five flights a day to the Lindsay Fox-owned facility. The current agreement between Jetstar and the... Read more »

How China and Australia can strengthen long-term relations?

By Stuart Harris Australia’s foreign policy has been a mix of positives and negatives under the Liberal-National Coalition government, as was true of the previous Labor government. Former prime ministers Gough Whitlam... Read more »

Ocean Film Festival Australia to be held in March 2015

The Ocean Film Festival Australia at the National Film and Sound Archive would held on March 21 and March22.  Tickets for adults would cost $30 while for children it costs $22. Canberra... Read more »

Steve Waugh motivates Australian cricketers against Pakistan

The presence of World Cup-winning captain Steve Waugh in the Australian squad has helped reassure the players that they can cope with the pressure of entering the knockout stage of their home... Read more »

Mike Baird promises new trains and ferries for Parramatta with $100 million boost

SYDNEY (Australia) – Western Sydney commuters are being promised more express trains to the city and extra ferries under a re-elected Baird government. Though commuters would have to wait until 2017 or... Read more »

Indonesian official rejects Australian death row prisoner swap proposal

Australia’s foreign minister said on Thursday she had proposed a prisoner swap to her Indonesian counterpart in an 11th hour effort to save the lives of two Australian drug smugglers expected to... Read more »

Australia’s batsmen set up record win over Afghanistan

A century to David Warner, fifties from Steven Smith and Glenn Maxwell and a polished performance in the field have guided Australia to victory over Afghanistan PERTH (Australia) – Australia posted a... Read more »

Australia to send 300 more Troops to Iraq

Tony Abbott, the Australian prime minister, said the troops were to be deployed following a formal request from Iraq and the US SYDNEY (Australia) — Australia on Tuesday expanded its commitment to... Read more »

Australian ‘Wellness Warrior’ dies from cancer at age 30

Jessica Ainscough, self-described “Wellness Warrior,” who attempted to battle a rare form of cancer with alternative therapies, died on Thursday the age of 30. The former Dolly magazine online editor gained thousands... Read more »