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Australian Open 2024 women's final result: Aryna Sabalenka beats Zheng Qinwen in Melbourne (29/1/2024)
Aryna Sabalenka underlines why she has been considered the Australian Open favourite by overpowering Zheng Qinwen to retain the women's title.... Sinner wins Australian Open after epic fightback (29/1/2024)
Jannik Sinner lands the Grand Slam title he has long promised with an extraordinary fightback to beat Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final.... Jannik Sinner beats Novak Djokovic in Australian Open semi-final (26/1/2024)
Novak Djokovic loses at the Australian Open for the first time since 2018 as Jannik Sinner moves into his first Grand Slam final.... Medibank hack: Russian sanctioned over Australia's worst data breach (23/1/2024)
Aleksandr Ermakov has been targeted for his role in a "devastating" cyber-attack which rattled the nation.... Australian Open 2024: Elina Svitolina column on Ukraine's fight against Russian invasion (22/1/2024)
In her latest BBC Sport column, Wimbledon semi-finalist Elina Svitolina says Ukrainians feel people have forgotten about the war and the impact of the Russian invasion.... Australian Open 2024 results: Novak Djokovic reaches quarter-finals with ruthless victory (21/1/2024)
Novak Djokovic moves ominously into the Australian Open quarter-finals with a ruthless thrashing of Adrian Mannarino.... Australian Open 2024: Iga Swiatek stunned by Linda Noskova in third round (20/1/2024)
World number one Iga Swiatek is stunned by Czech 19-year-old Linda Noskova in the Australian Open third round.... Australian Open 2024 results: Mirra Andreeva stages comeback win, Aryna Sabalenka & Coco Gauff progress (19/1/2024)
Teenager Mirra Andreeva saves a match point as she completes a stunning third-set comeback to reach the Australian Open fourth round.... Australian Open 2024 results: Novak Djokovic battles past Alexei Popyrin to reach third round (18/1/2024)
World number one Novak Djokovic continues his Australian Open title defence by battling past Australia's Alexei Popyrin in four sets.... Crown Princess Mary: Australia celebrates an unexpected Queen (4/1/2024)
Mary met Prince Frederik by chance in a Sydney bar - now she's about to become Queen of Denmark.... Robert Pether: Australian jailed in Iraq reaches 1,000-day milestone (2/1/2024)
Robert Pether has been detained for 1,000 days, in what his family call a "hostage" situation.... Davis Cup final 2023: Italy beat Australia to win first title for 47 years (27/11/2023)
Jannik Sinner beats Alex de Minaur in straight sets to secure Italy's first Davis Cup title for 47 years.... Davis Cup Finals 2023: Jannik Sinner beats Novak Djokovic as Italy reach final (26/11/2023)
Jannik Sinner beats Novak Djokovic to help Italy overcome Serbia to join Australia in the Davis Cup final.... Palestinian football's 'star defender' among players stuck in Gaza (21/11/2023)
Ibrahim Abuimeir and two others won't be able to play in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Australia.... Cricket World Cup 2023: Australia into final after a thrilling victory over South Africa (17/11/2023)
Australia are through to the World Cup final after a tension-filled three-wicket win over South Africa in Kolkata.... 2034 World Cup: Saudi Arabia set to host after Australia does not bid (31/10/2023)
Saudi Arabia is in line to host the 2034 World Cup after Australia decides against bidding hours before the deadline.... Malka Leifer: Israeli ex-principal jailed for sexually abusing Australian students (24/8/2023)
Malka Leifer was convicted of abusing two pupils at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish school in Melbourne.... Australia 0-0 France (Pens: 7-6): Co-hosts reach World Cup semis with penalty shoot-out win (12/8/2023)
Co-hosts Australia reach the Women's World Cup semi-finals for the first time as they beat France in a dramatic penalty shoot-out at Brisbane Stadium... Watch: Fiery ?meteor? over Australia likely Russian rocket (8/8/2023)
Flaming debris was seen blazing across the night sky in Melbourne on Monday evening.... 2023 Women's World Cup: Morocco's 'explosion of joy' comes after years of work and investment (4/8/2023)
Morocco have reached the last 16 on their debut at the Fifa Women's World Cup, and their success in Australia and New Zealand is no accident, but the result of serious investment.... Australia 2-3 Nigeria: Matildas risk Fifa Women's World Cup early exit (28/7/2023)
Nigeria come from behind to beat Australia and leave the co-hosts facing a battle to qualify for the last 16 of the Fifa Women's World Cup.... Top tips from pioneering World Cup referee (22/7/2023)
As the Women's World Cup gets under way in Australia and New Zealand, history-making Rwandan referee Salima Mukansanga details how she made it to the top.... Women's World Cup 2023: Fan reporters in Australia and New Zealand (21/7/2023)
Meet the supporter reporters who will be giving BBC Sport a flavour of the Women's World Cup throughout the tournament.... Russian diplomat squats near Australia parliament in embassy lease row (23/6/2023)
Australia has withdrawn the lease on the site for a new embassy near the parliament for fear of spying.... Russian embassy: Australia blocks new Canberra site over spying risk (15/6/2023)
Laws are quickly passed to halt construction, in light of an alleged spying risk.... Women's World Cup 2023: Barcelona and Nigeria striker Asisat Oshoala welcomes money boost (14/6/2023)
Asisat Oshoala believes Fifa's move to ramp up prize money for the Women's World Cup will lift the players involved in Australia and New Zealand.... Ken Elliott: Australian hostage, 88, freed by al-Qaeda militants (19/5/2023)
Dr Ken Elliott, 88, and his wife were captured in Burkina Faso in 2016.... Women's T20 World Cup final: South Africa ready to face the mighty Australia (26/2/2023)
Can hosts South Africa upset five-time champions Australia in the Women's T20 World Cup final on Sunday?... Women's World Cup hosts ask Fifa to clarify Saudi deal (2/2/2023)
Co-hosts Australia and New Zealand ask Fifa to "urgently clarify" reports that Saudi Arabia's tourism authority is to be named as an official sponsor of the Women's World Cup.... Novak Djokovic: Why can't the next generation stop the Australian Open champion? (30/1/2023)
After 35-year-old Novak Djokovic beats another young pretender to win a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam title, BBC Sport analyses how he is staying ahead of the rest.... Novak Djokovic's father Srdjan filmed at Australian Open posing for pictures with Vladimir Putin supporters (27/1/2023)
Novak Djokovic's father Srdjan is filmed posing for pictures with supporters of Russia president Vladimir Putin at the Australian Open.... Australian Open 2023 results: Daniil Medvedev out, Stefanos Tsitsipas through to fourth round (21/1/2023)
Daniil Medvedev suffers a shock defeat by Sebastian Korda at the Australian Open as top players continue to fall in the men's draw.... Australian Open 2023: Injured Rafael Nadal loses to Mackenzie McDonald (18/1/2023)
Rafael Nadal's Australian Open title defence is over after a second-round defeat by American Mackenzie McDonald.... Arthur Ashe: How the former Australian Open champion impacted Nigerian tennis (18/1/2023)
The story of how a coup attempt in Nigeria forced former Australian Open champion Arthur Ashe to flee the court at gunpoint.... Australian Open bans Russian and Belarusian flags from tournament (17/1/2023)
Organisers announced the flags would be banned, effective immediately, after a courtside incident.... Australian Open: SA's Lloyd Harris knocks out 17th seed Lorenzo Musetti (17/1/2023)
South Africa's Lloyd Harris beats 17th seed Lorenzo Musetti in a gruelling five-set contest to reach the second round of the Australian Open.... Australian Open: Tunisia's Ons Jabeur determined to 'get Grand Slam title' (17/1/2023)
Tunisia's Ons Jabeur aims to win a first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, saying she "does not want to lose any more finals".... Australia beat South Africa by innings and 182 runs in Melbourne to seal Test series (29/12/2022)
Australia thrash South Africa by an innings and 182 runs in the second Test to win the series with a game to spare.... Tunisia beaten by Australia and face France next (27/11/2022)
Australia hold on to a narrow first-half lead to pick up a crucial victory over Tunisia that keeps alive their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup last 16.... MH17: Australia asks Russia to hand over three who downed airliner (18/11/2022)
Australia's demand comes after the men are found guilty of shooting down MH17 over eastern Ukraine.... World Cup 2022: From refugee camp to Qatar - the rise of Australia's Awer Mabil (11/11/2022)
Australia winger Awer Mabil's remarkable rise from a Kenyan refugee camp to the World Cup.... Australian families of IS fighters repatriated from Syrian camp (30/10/2022)
The UN says women and children living in the camps are enduring conditions amounting to torture.... Qatar scandal: Exclusive BBC interview on trauma of invasive medical examinations (21/10/2022)
British and Australian women speak out about their trauma following invasive medical examinations by Qatari officials in 2020.... Liam Hampson: Australian rugby league player found dead in Spanish club (20/10/2022)
Liam Hampson's family say they are "heartbroken" after he suffered an accident in Barcelona.... Australia reverses decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israeli capital (18/10/2022)
Canberra will no longer recognise West Jerusalem as the capital, four years after changing its stance.... Robert Pether: 'My Australian husband faces death in an Iraq jail' (15/10/2022)
Australian man Robert Pether was jailed arbitrarily and needs urgent medical care, his wife says.... Women's Basketball World Cup: Mali beaten in opener by Japan (23/9/2022)
Mali suffer an 89-56 defeat by Japan in their opening group game at the Women's Basketball World Cup in Australia.... Fiba Women's World Cup: Mali look to seize chance after unlikely spot (22/9/2022)
Mali will have to punch above their weight at the Women's Basketball World Cup in Australia after replacing African champions Nigeria.... French male cyclists in business class but women in economy (18/9/2022)
The French Cycling Federation defends its decision to fly its men to the Cycling World Championships in Australia in business class while the women travelled in economy.... Zimbabwe: Australian firm drills for oil and gas (20/8/2022)
Zimbabwe's first gas production could be led by a new well being drilled in the north of the country.... Commonwealth Games: Improved England beat Malawi in netball as Australia beat Scotland (31/7/2022)
Defending champions England claim a second Commonwealth netball victory in two days, beating Malawi 66-41, while Scotland lost to Australia.... Yusuf Zahab: Australian teen feared killed in Syrian jail (18/7/2022)
Yusuf Zahab was taken to Syria as a child and recently pleaded with Australia for help.... Tour de France 2022: Australia's Simon Clarke wins stage five (7/7/2022)
Australia's Simon Clarke claims his first victory at the Tour de France by triumphing on stage five.... Ukraine war: Australian PM visits Kyiv, pledges more military aid (4/7/2022)
Anthony Albanese visited the devastated towns of Bucha and Irpin, describing what he saw as a 'war crime'.... Wimbledon: Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas argue at All England Club (3/7/2022)
The on-court "circus" between Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas spills into the Wimbledon interview room as the Australian denies his opponent's claim he is "a bully".... My penalty is a thank you to Australia, says refugee (14/6/2022)
Sudanese refugee Awer Mabil says his penalty that helped Australia qualify for the 2022 World Cup was a thank you to the country that took him in.... Angella Okutoyi: Kenya's rising tennis star (17/4/2022)
After playing in the Australian Open, could Kenyan Angella Okutoyi emulate her hero Serena Williams?... Australian Grand Prix: Can Charles Leclerc maintain title lead in Melbourne? (7/4/2022)
World Championship leader Charles Leclerc believes his Ferrari team will be at a disadvantage compared with rivals Red Bull at the Australian Grand Prix.... Hypersonic missiles: UK, US, and Australia to boost defence co-operation (6/4/2022)
The UK, US, and Australia are to begin research focused on how to defend against the super-fast weapons.... War in Ukraine: President Zelensky addresses Australian parliament (1/4/2022)
Ukraine's president received a standing ovation after speaking to the Australian parliament.... England beat South Africa in World Cup semi-final (31/3/2022)
England will face Australia in the final of the Women's World Cup after Danni Wyatt's magnificent century propels the defending champions to victory over South Africa.... Ashleigh Barty: World number one makes shock call to quit tennis (23/3/2022)
Australian player Ashleigh Barty - aged only 25 - says she will retire to "chase other dreams".... Australian-Iranian Shokrollah Jebeli, 83, dies in Tehran prison (22/3/2022)
Amnesty International said Shokrollah Jebeli's treatment was tantamount to torture.... Djokovic Covid tests were valid, Serbian officials say (3/2/2022)
Doubts have been cast over the validity of documents the tennis star submitted to enter Australia.... Australian Open: Rafael Nadal beats Daniil Medvedev from two sets down in Melbourne epic (31/1/2022)
Rafael Nadal wins a record 21st Grand Slam men's singles title by fighting back from two sets down to beat Russia's Daniil Medvedev in a classic Australian Open final.... Serbia revokes Rio Tinto lithium mine permits following protests (21/1/2022)
The country cancels the mining licence for the Anglo-Australian firm's controversial $2.4bn project.... Novak Djokovic arrives back in Serbia after deportation (17/1/2022)
The tennis star arrives back in Belgrade after losing his Australian visa battle and getting deported.... Djokovic back in Serbia after Australia deportation over visa row (17/1/2022)
The tennis star arrives in Belgrade after being deported from Australia over his Covid vaccination status.... Djokovic three-year visa ban could end early: Australia PM (17/1/2022)
Scott Morrison's comments came as the tennis star was deported last night over visa issues.... Australia tormented Djokovic - Serbian president (17/1/2022)
Aleksandar Vucic describes Australia's treatment of the tennis star as torment and torture.... Novak Djokovic: Tennis star to be deported after losing Australia visa appeal (16/1/2022)
Judges reject the tennis star's last-ditch bid to stay and defend his Australian Open title.... Novak Djokovic: Court to decide player's Australian Open fate (16/1/2022)
Judges will hear the player's appeal against his visa being revoked on grounds of public interest.... Djokovic's visa cancelled again in Australia (14/1/2022)
The immigration minister says the unvaccinated tennis star may pose a public health risk.... Novak Djokovic: Unanswered questions over Australian Covid saga (14/1/2022)
Novak Djokovic is facing a number of questions over his activities after testing positive for Covid.... Novak Djokovic: How has the tennis star's vaccine hesitancy influenced Serbians (13/1/2022)
Novak Djokovic's Australian visa woes have become conflated with vaccine misinformation in Serbia.... Australian Open: Novak Djokovic in draw, Emma Raducanu plays Sloane Stephens (13/1/2022)
Novak Djokovic remains in the Australian Open draw as the decision over whether the defending champion can stay in the country drags on.... Renata Voracova 'did nothing wrong' to prompt deportation from Australia - WTA (12/1/2022)
Renata Voracova, who was deported from Australia after her visa was cancelled, did "nothing wrong" says the Women's Tennis Association.... Djokovic saga damaging, says tennis governing body (11/1/2022)
The controversy over Novak Djokovic's visa to enter Australia has been "damaging on all fronts", says the ATP.... Novak Djokovic focused on Australian Open after winning court ruling (11/1/2022)
The men's world number 1 says he wants to compete in next week's tournament after a court overturned his visa cancellation.... Novak Djokovic's mother: We're here to celebrate our son's victory (11/1/2022)
Dijana Djokovic speaks at a press conference after her son Novak had his Australian visa reinstated.... Novak Djokovic: Judge orders immediate release of tennis star (10/1/2022)
Anthony Kelly quashes the decision to cancel the player's Australian visa on Covid vaccination grounds.... Novak Djokovic: Australia loses bid to delay tennis star's visa appeal (9/1/2022)
A judge overseeing the tennis star's deportation case rejects a request to postpone hearing for two days.... Novak Djokovic: Serbians give their reaction to Australia vaccine exemption row (9/1/2022)
Serbians in Belgrade have been giving their reactions to Novak Djokovic's vaccine exemption row.... Novak Djokovic: Is his vaccine saga an unforced error for Australia? (9/1/2022)
The story of the star tennis player being held in Australia sparks ire at every twist and turn.... Novak Djokovic: Having Covid gave tennis star vaccine exemption - lawyers (9/1/2022)
Novak Djokovic's lawyers say a positive test on 16 December allows the tennis star entry to Australia.... Djokovic visa row: Second player loses visa over vaccine status (8/1/2022)
Czech player Renata Voracova will leave Australia after losing visa over her vaccine status.... Novak Djokovic thanks fans as he awaits deportation decision (8/1/2022)
The men's tennis star is awaiting a decision on his deportation from Australia over a vaccination row.... Novak Djokovic: Why world number one is such a polarising player (7/1/2022)
Novak Djokovic's vaccine exemption situation before the Australian Open is the latest controversy for one of tennis' greatest but most polarising players.... Ros Atkins On... Novak Djokovic and Australia (7/1/2022)
As Australia cancels the tennis star's visa on his arrival in Melbourne, Ros Atkins looks at how we got here.... Novak Djokovic: Serbs seethe over tennis hero's entry ban (7/1/2022)
Compatriots rally behind their icon as he fights deportation from Australia over vaccine rules.... Novak Djokovic will be deported if he hasn't told truth, deputy PM says (7/1/2022)
Rich people are not above the law, Australia's deputy PM says, as the player launches legal appeal.... Australia cancels visa of Serbia's Djokovic (6/1/2022)
The Serbian tennis star has launched an appeal after being detained in a hotel awaiting deportation.... Novak Djokovic: Australian Open vaccine exemption ignites backlash (5/1/2022)
It is "appalling" that Novak Djokovic can enter the country for the Australian Open, locals say.... Novak Djokovic will compete at Australian Open with medical exemption (4/1/2022)
Novak Djokovic will defend his Australian Open title after receiving a medical exemption from having a Covid-19 vaccination.... Novak Djokovic withdraws from ATP Cup amid Australian Open uncertainty (29/12/2021)
World number one Novak Djokovic withdraws from Serbia's ATP Cup team in Sydney amid uncertainty over his participation at the Australian Open.... Australian women sue over Qatar airport strip-searches (15/11/2021)
They are seeking damages after being forced into examinations at Doha airport last year.... Scott Morrison: Australian PM rejects 'sledging' from France amid row (2/11/2021)
Scott Morrison was accused by Emmanuel Macron of lying about plans to scrap a submarine deal.... Aukus: French president says Australian PM lied over submarine deal (1/11/2021)
Asked if Australia's leader was untruthful, France's president responds: "I don't think, I know."... French and Australian leaders hold first talks after submarine row (29/10/2021)
French President Macron tells Australian Prime Minister Morrison the relation of trust is now broken.... France to send ambassador back to Australia amid Aukus row (7/10/2021)
Paris recalled its envoy last month after Australia cancelled a submarine deal to join a US-UK pact.... Aukus pact: France and US seek to mend rift (23/9/2021)
The deal caused outrage in France, which lost a contract to build submarines for Australia.... Aukus pact delivers France some hard truths (20/9/2021)
The BBC's Hugh Schofield assesses the harsh realities for France after Australia's US-UK deal.... Aukus: France pulls out of UK defence talks amid row (20/9/2021)
Paris is angry after Australia cancelled a submarine contract in favour of a deal with the UK and US.... Rugby Championship: Australia beat South Africa 30-17 in Brisbane (20/9/2021)
Australia secure their second successive win over world champions South Africa in the Rugby Championship.... Aukus: Australia defends role in security pact amid French condemnation (20/9/2021)
The PM defends ending the multi-billion dollar agreement in favour of a new pact with the US and UK.... Aukus: French minister condemns US and Australia 'lies' over security pact (19/9/2021)
France's foreign minister accuses its allies of "duplicity" and "contempt" over a new security pact.... Aukus: France recalls envoys amid security pact row (18/9/2021)
The "exceptional decision" follows a pact between Australia, the US and UK, which scuppered a French deal.... Aukus: Defence pact an awkward wake-up call for Europe (18/9/2021)
As Australia, the UK and the US seal a security pact, the EU does not quite know where to look.... UK, US and Australia launch landmark security pact (16/9/2021)
The three nations agree to share advanced technologies, including nuclear-powered submarine know-how.... Late drama as Australia beat world champions South Africa (13/9/2021)
A late Quade Cooper penalty secures victory for Australia against South Africa in the Rugby Championship after New Zealand thrash Argentina.... Peter Bol: The Sudanese-Australian runner who lifted a nation (5/8/2021)
Peter Bol's Olympics has delighted Australians, becoming a "symbol of what we can aspire to be".... Neighbours: Independent review launched over racism claims (8/4/2021)
Fremantle Media, which produces the Australian soap, said it did not tolerate discrimination.... Covid: Can Australia blame its vaccine woes on Europe? (7/4/2021)
Australia says the EU's move to block an AstraZeneca order is to blame for its vaccine delays.... Covid: US and allies promise one billion jabs for South East Asia (13/3/2021)
The leaders of the US, Australia, India and Japan agree to deliver the vaccines by the end of 2022.... Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Iran tried to recruit freed British-Australian academic as spy (10/3/2021)
Kylie Moore-Gilbert who was jailed in Iran for spying says Iran tried to recruit her during her detention.... Covid-19: Australia asks European Commission to review Italy's vaccine block (6/3/2021)
A row with drug firm AstraZeneca has caused Italy to block 250,000 doses to be sent to Australia.... Covid: Italy 'blocks' AstraZeneca vaccine shipment to Australia (5/3/2021)
The bar on shipping 250,000 doses amid a row with the firm is backed by the EU, media sources report.... Ros Atkins on... Is Facebook too powerful? (27/2/2021)
Ros Atkins looks at the consequences of Facebook's power on events in Myanmar, Washington DC and Australia.... Cricket South Africa lodges official complaint over Australian withdrawal (20/2/2021)
Cricket South Africa lodges an official complaint with the sport's world governing body over Australia's late withdrawal from planned tour.... Australian Open 2021: Novak Djokovic beats Aslan Karatsev to reach Melbourne final (19/2/2021)
Top seed Novak Djokovic overcomes stern resistance from Aslan Karatsev to reach the Australian Open final and end the Russian qualifier's remarkable run.... Serena Williams leaves news conference in tears (18/2/2021)
Serena Williams leaves her Australian Open news conference in tears after her semi-final defeat by Naomi Osaka.... Australian Open: Naomi Osaka to face Jennifer Brady in final after beating Serena Williams (18/2/2021)
Naomi Osaka will face Jennifer Brady in the Australian Open final after beating Serena Williams and ending the American's quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title.... Australian Open: Karolina Muchova shocks Ashleigh Barty to reach semi-finals (17/2/2021)
Karolina Muchova fights back to stun world number one Ashleigh Barty at the Australian Open and reach her maiden Grand Slam semi-final.... New Zealand lashes at Australia in citizenship row over terror suspect (16/2/2021)
New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern accuses Australia of "abdicating its responsibilities" over the woman.... Australian Open: Egypt's Mayar Sherif creates history (10/2/2021)
Mayar Sherif is the first Egyptian woman to win a main draw match at a Grand Slam with victory at the Australian Open.... Australian Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas' family bond & the day he nearly drowned (3/2/2021)
Stefanos Tsitsipas is one of tennis' best young players. Behind the charisma & confidence lies a unique story of progression to the top.... Australia pull out of South Africa Test tour because of coronavirus concerns (2/2/2021)
Cricket Australia says it has "no choice" but to withdraw from the three-Test tour of South Africa because of coronavirus concerns.... Australian Open: Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska has doping ban appeal heard by Cas (27/1/2021)
Ukrainian player Dayana Yastremska's appeal against a doping ban is fast-tracked by the Court of Arbitration for Sport so it can be resolved before the Australian Open.... Malka Leifer: Israel extradites ex-principal accused of child sex abuse in Australia (25/1/2021)
Malka Leifer is being flown to Australia, where she is accused of sexually assaulting schoolgirls.... Tse Chi Lop: Alleged Asian drug lord arrested in Amsterdam (24/1/2021)
Australia believes Tse Chi Lop's syndicate controls up to 70% of narcotics entering the country.... Malka Leifer: Israel court approves extradition of sex abuse suspect to Australia (16/12/2020)
The Supreme Court rules that former principal Malka Leifer can be sent to Australia to face charges.... Iran TV footage shows Kylie Moore-Gilbert prisoner swap (26/11/2020)
State media say the British-Australian woman was freed in exchange for three Iranians jailed abroad.... Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Academic says Iran detention was 'long and traumatic' (26/11/2020)
British-Australian lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert endured two years of "incredible hardship".... Australia revokes citizenship of Algeria-born terror plotter (25/11/2020)
Officials are also trying to extend Mr Benbrika's time in prison for terrorism offences.... Australian on Qatar flight where women ?invasively examined' left 'terrified' (30/10/2020)
A woman on the same flight as "invasively examined" female passengers feared a "hostage situation".... Qatar to investigate 'invasive' exams of women at Doha airport (28/10/2020)
Australia has expressed anger over the airport incident which had aimed to check if women had given birth.... Doha airport in Qatar 'examined women internally' after newborn baby found (26/10/2020)
Thirteen Australians were reportedly among those inspected after a newborn was found in Doha, Qatar.... Cardinal George Pell meets Pope Francis for first time since acquittal (12/10/2020)
The Vatican's ex-treasurer had his conviction for sexual abuse overturned in Australia in April.... Mike Pompeo lashes out at China at 'Quad' meeting in Japan (7/10/2020)
The US secretary of state met foreign ministers from Japan, India and Australia.... 'I now support Semenya who once I thought was a cheat' (11/9/2020)
Australian runner Madeleine Pape - once a rival of Caster Semenya who thought the South African should not be allowed to compete - now defends her.... Outside Source: Why Australia-China row matters (11/9/2020)
Ros Atkins explains why relations between the two countries are deteriorating fast.... Australian journalist's 'whirlwind week' after China 'standoff' (9/9/2020)
Bill Birtles shared his experience after Chinese authorities banned him from leaving the country.... Tennis Number One Ash Barty pulls out of French Open over coronavirus (8/9/2020)
The Australian cites health risks and lack of preparation as the reasons she won't be defending her Grand Slam title.... Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Australia says lecturer jailed in Iran 'is well' (4/8/2020)
Australia's ambassador visits Kylie Moore-Gilbert after she was moved to a notorious desert prison.... Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Lecturer jailed in Iran moved to remote prison (28/7/2020)
British-Australian woman Kylie Moore-Gilbert is moved to a notorious prison in the desert.... Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, Australia Olympics skater, dies in Moscow at 20 (19/7/2020)
Russian-born Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya competed for Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics.... Malka Leifer: Rape-accused ex-principal fit for extradition to Australia (27/5/2020)
An Israeli judge says the suspect accused of 74 sex charges is fit to face extradition to Australia.... Climate change: More than 3bn could live in extreme heat by 2070 (6/5/2020)
Areas such as India, Australia and Africa are predicted to be among the worst affected.... Coronavirus: Should surfers still be out on the waves? (10/4/2020)
In Australia, for one, some beaches are closed but others remain packed. So should people stay away?... Australians don fancy dress to put trash out (4/4/2020)
Australians are having fun with fancy dress videos, bringing some relief to the stresses of lockdown.... Coronavirus: What does Australia's entry ban mean for foreigners? (21/3/2020)
The country is closing its borders to all people who aren't permanent residents or their relatives.... Catherine Hamlin: Grief in Ethiopia as trailblazing Australian doctor dies (20/3/2020)
Australian Catherine Hamlin helped women treated like "modern-day lepers" after giving birth.... Pearl Jam, Miley Cyrus and Madonna scrap gigs over coronavirus fears (11/3/2020)
The pop stars call off shows in Australia and France, while Pearl Jam scrap a North American tour.... How to find stricken kangaroos in Australian wildfires (3/3/2020)
Aerial cinematographer Douglas Thron is using his infrared-equipped drone to find animals in the aftermath of the Australian wildfires.... Downfall: BP refinery worker sacked over Hitler parody wins job back (28/2/2020)
It is unreasonable to suggest he was comparing BP managers to Nazis, an Australian ruling finds.... Australia firefighters thanked with Times Square billboard (19/2/2020)
The Australian bushfire agency said it wanted to say thanks to helpers in "the biggest way possible".... Australian Open: Novak Djokovic beats Dominic Thiem to win 17th Grand Slam (3/2/2020)
Novak Djokovic defends his Australian Open crown and wins a 17th Grand Slam by beating Dominic Thiem in a gripping five-set final.... Coronavirus: US and Australia close borders to Chinese arrivals (1/2/2020)
The US and Australia are among the countries that have implemented rare travel restrictions.... Austria's Thiem stuns Nadal to reach semi-final (29/1/2020)
Top seed Rafael Nadal is out of the Australian Open after Austria's Dominic Thiem overpowers the Spaniard in Melbourne.... Australian Open: Roger Federer beats Tennys Sandgren in quarter-finals (28/1/2020)
Roger Federer saves seven match points before beating unseeded American Tennys Sandgren in a sensational Australian Open quarter-final.... Australian bushfire: Didier Drogba and Dwight Yorke to play in charity game (28/1/2020)
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will join other former players in a charity football match to raise money for the Australian bushfire appeal.... Coco Gauff knocked out of Australian Open by Sofia Kenin (26/1/2020)
Coco Gauff misses out on her first Grand Slam quarter-final as fellow American Sofia Kenin fights back to win in the Australian Open fourth round.... Caroline Wozniacki career ends with loss to Ons Jabeur at Australian Open (24/1/2020)
Caroline Wozniacki's hugely impressive career ends with a three-set less to Ons Jabeur in the Australian Open third round.... Australia fires: US crew killed in air tanker crash identified (24/1/2020)
The three victims of an air tanker crash had extensive experience fighting fires, their employer says.... Australia fires: US crew dead in firefighting plane crash (23/1/2020)
Three people are dead after a large air tanker went down fighting bushfires in New South Wales.... Australian Open: Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic into third round (22/1/2020)
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic both enjoy comfortable wins to reach the third round of the Australian Open.... Kylie Moore-Gilbert, jailed academic, 'rejected Iran's offer to become spy' (22/1/2020)
British-Australian Kylie Moore-Gilbert details her ordeal in letters smuggled from a Tehran prison.... Australian Open: Maria Sharapova set to drop out of top 350 after defeat (21/1/2020)
Maria Sharapova is not sure if she will be at the Australian Open next year and is set to drop out of the world's top 350.... Australian Open: Coco Gauff beats Venus Williams again to advance (21/1/2020)
American 15-year-old Coco Gauff once again beats Venus Williams in the first round of a Grand Slam with victory at the Australian Open.... Siemens resists climate protests over Australia coal project (13/1/2020)
The German engineering giant says it cannot back out of a huge coalmining deal in Queensland.... Indian Ocean Dipole: What is it and why is it linked to floods and bushfires? (7/12/2019)
A climate system in the Indian Ocean, known as the dipole, is behind extreme weather events in East Africa and Australia.... Caroline Wozniacki announces she will retire after Australian Open (7/12/2019)
Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki announces she will retire after the Australian Open in January.... Naomi Wolf and Australian MP in Christmas tree row (5/12/2019)
Naomi Wolf and Australian minister Angus Taylor feud over accounts of their time at Oxford University.... US and Australian hostages 'freed in Taliban prisoner swap' (19/11/2019)
Two university professors have been freed in exchange for three high-ranking Taliban prisoners.... Manus Island refugee author Behrouz Boochani arrives in New Zealand (14/11/2019)
Behrouz Boochani was held on Manus Island for six years, after trying to claim asylum in Australia.... Iraqi man charged over deaths of migrants heading for Australia (19/10/2019)
Police said he was part of a smuggling operation which led to the deaths of over 350 people in 2001.... Australian-UK blogger couple freed from Iran jail (5/10/2019)
British-Australian Jolie King and her Australian boyfriend Mark Firkin have been returned home.... Trump asked Australian PM to help investigate Russia inquiry (2/10/2019)
PM Scott Morrison agreed to assist with an investigation into the Mueller inquiry, Canberra confirms.... South Sudan name 12 Australia-based players (25/9/2019)
South Sudan include a total of 12 Australia-based players in its initial squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers... Australia PM Scott Morrison meets Trump for White House state dinner (21/9/2019)
The two have heaped praise on each other and now Scott Morrison will get rare state dinner.... Donald Trump hosts Australia PM at the White House (20/9/2019)
Australian PM Scott Morrison is only the second leader to receive a state dinner under President Trump.... Kylie Moore-Gilbert named as British-Australian academic held in Iran (14/9/2019)
Kylie Moore-Gilbert, a Middle East specialist at Melbourne University, was detained "months ago".... Australian and British bloggers held in Iran named (12/9/2019)
Australian Mark Firkin and British-Australian Jolie King have been detained for about 10 weeks.... British-Australian women and Australian man held in Iran (11/9/2019)
The women and an Australian man are understood to have been taken to a prison in Tehran.... Australia end United States' 78-game basketball winning streak (25/8/2019)
United States suffer their first loss in 13 years after a shock defeat by Australia in a World Cup warm-up in Melbourne on Saturday.... Bodies found in Canada hunt for murder suspects (8/8/2019)
Police have been hunting two teenagers suspected of three murders, including US-Australian couple.... American and Australian tourists killed in Canada (23/7/2019)
Police are still searching for the killer of American Chynna Deese and Australian Lucas Fowler.... Malawi win, Zimbabwe lose - Netball World Cup round-up (14/7/2019)
Australia record a huge win over Zimbabwe to go top of Group A and qualify for the second stage of preliminaries on day two of the World Cup in Liverpool.... Australian children of IS militants rescued from Syria camp (24/6/2019)
The group include orphans of notorious Australian militant Khaled Sharrouf.... Women's World Cup 2019: What to look out for on day seven (14/6/2019)
Brazil aim to maintain their winning start to the Fifa Women's World Cup against Australia in Group C, while day seven also sees South Africa face China.... Justine Damond: US policeman jailed for Australian's murder (8/6/2019)
Mohamed Noor shot Justine Damond as she approached his car to report a possible rape.... School students walk out in global climate strike (24/5/2019)
From Australia to Europe, school children are skipping classes to call for action on climate change.... Eurovision 2019: Australia among first finalists (15/5/2019)
Kate Miller-Heidke makes it through the first semi-final - but Finland gets a Darude awakening.... Eurovision 2019: Kate Miller-Heidke sings on depression 'breakthrough' (10/5/2019)
Kate Miller-Heidke, Australia's fifth Eurovision competitor, will be singing about an unlikely subject.... Justine Damond: US policeman guilty of Australian's murder (1/5/2019)
Mohamed Noor shot Justine Damond as she approached his patrol car to report a possible rape.... Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Iran offers prisoner swap (25/4/2019)
Iran says it would free the British-Iranian in return for Iranians detained in the US and Australia.... Aboriginal remains returned by Germany to Australia (15/4/2019)
Australia says the return of the bones and skulls will help "healing and reconciliation".... Israel Folau: Rugby bosses meet with player and position is 'unchanged' (13/4/2019)
Australian rugby bosses say their intention to terminate Israel Folau's contract is "unchanged" following a meeting with the full-back.... Boeing: UK joins countries blocking aircraft (13/3/2019)
Britain follows Singapore, China and Australia and halts the use 737 Max aircraft, following two crashes.... Hakeem al-Araibi, refugee footballer, gets Australian citizenship (12/3/2019)
Hakeem al-Araibi was held in Thailand for two months as his native Bahrain sought his extradition....
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