Australia

Gavrilova, Sanders help team claim 2-1 win in Group B; Slovakia shock USA 2-1 in Group C

Move comes after former members of women’s national team make allegations of abuse

World number one will miss women’s team event in Prague, increasing doubts about her participation in rest of season

Total 941 new cases were reported in New South Wales on Thursday, majority in state capital Sydney

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets since officials ordered a two-week closure of building sites

Four countries will ascertain semiconductor supply capacities

England are set to tour Pakistan in October, next month, while Australia will visit in February-March, 2022

Trilateral move may lead to new rifts among transatlantic allies amid nuclear proliferation concerns

This is the next step in our plan to safely reopen, and to stay safely open, says PM Morrison

Beijing says three countries are ‘severely damaging regional peace and stability, intensifying an arms race’

Washington and its allies are seeking to push back against China's growing power, military buildup

A lockdown for Queensland would be another blow to Australia's $1.5 trillion economy

Australian canoeist McGrath, who lost his legs in 2012, powers to victory through wind and rain in men’s KL2 sprint

State governments say their vaccination programmes are being hindered by a lack of supply of Pfizer vaccine

Prime Minister Scott Morrison told parliament Australians ultimately needed to be released from lockdowns

Will continue to run those flights, working together with our partners and our allies, says Morrison

The country is hosting with NZ of the 2023 women's WC and the country also awarded the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane

Victoria in a 'precarious position' as Covid cases escalate

Australian track and field team are placed in isolation in Tokyo after Sam Kendricks tested positive for coronavirus

Biggest increase since unmasked, unvaccinated airport driver allegedly sparked the current outbreak

Tom Dean won gold and Duncan Scott the silver in the 200 freestyle while McKeown gave Australia more Olympic gold

The outbreak, which began in June, is being driven by the highly contagious Delta variant

Australia reported 176 new locally acquired Covid cases on Saturday

The virus has shut down large parts of their economy, as other parts of the world open up.

The host becomes the third Australian city to get the Games after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000

New South Wales state, of which Sydney is the capital, reported 105 new cases in the previous day

Spokesperson says govt has no evacuation plans of its own; critics term decision 'disgraceful'

Tennis star cites ban on spectators as major factor behind his decision

Chef de mission Chesterman encourages tennis star to be part of country's 472-strong contingent

Sydney is halfway through a two-week lockdown

PM aide promises govt support for mango producers and exporters

The 2019 French Open champion says she intended to compete in both singles and doubles at the Games

Ten new locally acquired cases were reported in NSW on Tuesday

Authorities look to avoid further delays in an immunisation drive that has hit several roadblocks

Country has struggled with vaccination rollout, states have been plagued by small outbreaks

Australia takes China to WTO over hefty duties

Patient was a driver who occasionally transported overseas airline crew

Socceroos enter final chapter of Asian qualifying for 2022 World Cup

Head coach Harrow says players bingeing on Netflix, hitting gym in a bid to ‘break the boredom’

Saturday's count was up from four new locally acquired cases on Friday

Tesla already sources three-quarters of its lithium feedstock from Australia

More than 800 people died in that outbreak, accounting for about 90% of Australia's total deaths

Number of exposure sites visited by the infected people has expanded to more than 150, putting thousands at risk

Australian batsman is excited for his first foreign T20 competition

"Unless something drastic happens, this will become increasingly uncontrollable"

Australia could successfully produce an estimated 466 Gigawatt hours (GWh) of electrical energy each year

Man suffered critical injuries to his upper right thigh after being attacked while surfing

Decision comes after Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s govt had flown Israeli flag in Vienna in a show of solidarity

Australian government came under fire for temporarily barring all travel to and from India last month

Extended raised social distancing and mask-wearing rules by a week