Australia

Australian cricket may experience a “lost generation” of young players after the coronavirus outbreak caused a 15,000 drop in first-time enrollment in junior programs last season. While there has been a significant increase in club players...

Leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson will make his long-awaited Test debut for Australia as the tourists opted for two spinners for the second Test against Pakistan starting on Saturday. After a dreary draw on a flat Rawalpindi pitch...

The body of Shane Warne left Thailand early Thursday, flying back to Australia where the cricket superstar will receive a state funeral. Wrapped in the Australian flag, the coffin of the 52-year-old — who died on...

Immutable, a Sydney-based NFT business backed by the likes of Coinbase, a publicly-traded cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, and billionaire Sam Bankman-Alameda Fried’s Research, has raised $200 million in Series C funding, valuing the company...

AGL, Australia’s largest carbon emitter, said Monday that it had turned down a revised buyout offer from billionaire green activist Mike Cannon-Brookes, who wanted to close the company’s coal-fired power stations. The board of AGL, Australia’s...

Severe rains and flash flooding swamped swaths of Australia’s largest metropolis on Tuesday, forcing tens of thousands of Sydney residents to flee their homes. According to emergency services, 60,000 people are subject to evacuation orders and...

Shane Warne, an Australian cricket legend who died suddenly on Friday at the age of 52, will be honored with a state funeral after his family accepted an offer from his home state’s leader. “I’ve spoken...

Rod Marsh, who died last week after suffering a heart attack at a charity event, was recalled on Friday as “a giant figure” in Australian cricket, having dedicated over 50 years to the sport. The 74-year-old...

Ashes-winning When Australia plays its first Test in Pakistan in 24 years on Friday, they will encounter unfamiliar conditions, tight security, and unknown, but talented opponents. The Australians have had little time to acclimate to the...

Australia has officially assured continuation of duty free and quota free treatment to Bangladesh exports even after graduation out of Least Delegation Country (LDC) in 2026. The commitment came at the meeting of the first Joint...