Murdoch celebrates conservative victory in Australia with Twitter tirade
News Corp chief rejects claims his newspapers swung election against Labor instead saying it was due to 'public [who were] sick of public sector workers and phony welfare scroungers' Rupert Murdoch has...
View ArticleOld Trafford to witness new faces for England's second ODI v Australia
Three new young bowlers are in the running for Sunday's match in Manchester after the Headingley wash-out After the wash-out at Headingley this series needs a sun-powered kickstart to capture the...
View ArticleTony Abbott: the journey from rank outsider to Australia's new leader
Tony Abbott's ascension to the office of prime minister at times seemed unlikely – even to his colleagues – but Labor dysfunction and a relentless campaign focus restacked the odds The first time I...
View ArticleAustralia v Brazil: what we learned
The Socceroos are showing their age; Holger Osieck needs a left-back; and Neymar is half-decent after all *1) Matt McKay isn't a left back* If it wasn't already clear, it is now glaringly obvious –...
View ArticleClarke leads Australia to comfortable win over England
• Australia 315-7, England 227 (44.2 overs) • Australia won by 88 runsAustralia, with their captain Michael Clarke at the helm in both phases of the game, thrashed England by 88 runs, a victory that...
View ArticleEngland's experiment against Australia leaves spectators short-changed
• Inexperienced England team swept aside by Australia • Former captain Michael Vaughan possibly vindicated Maybe Michael Vaughan had a point. The former England captain, with a pleasingly mischievous...
View ArticleEngland coach Ashley Giles defends selection policy for ODIs v Australia
• England's limited-overs coach says some pain is necessary • 'All we ask for is a bit of understanding' England will stick to their guns when their post-Ashes one-day walkabout moves to Birmingham on...
View ArticleWhat Republicans should really learn from Tony Abbott's big win in Australia...
American conservatives are cheering Abbott's climate-sceptic stance, but they should be looking at how he won women America's conservative press has been salivating over Tony Abbott's win as the new...
View ArticleRain ends third England-Australia ODI
Rain ends the third one-day international between England and Australia as only 15.1 overs are possible at Edgbaston. Reported by BBC News 1 hour ago.
View ArticleAustralia's unemployment rises to a four-year high of 5.8%
Jobs fell by 10,800 in August as employment slowdown poses a challenge for incoming Abbott government The unemployment rate rose to a four-year high in August, posing a challenge for both the central...
View ArticleAustralia lose a weapon as they drop the Waca
The Baggy Green have a proud record in Perth, so why remove the Waca from the series against India? Cricket Australia has – to quote the body itself – "devastated" the Western Australia Cricket...
View ArticleGeri Halliwell returns to making music – in Australia
Spice Girls singer's role as judge on Australia's Got Talent leads to her return to the musical fray Geri Halliwell has announced her surprise return to music, crediting the support of her loyal...
View ArticleAustralia: the ‘lucky country’s’ luck runs out
The global downturn has finally caught up with Australia. The post Australia: the ‘lucky country’s’ luck runs out was first published on MoneyWeek. Reported by MoneyWeek 3 days ago.
View ArticleAustralia's Mitchell Johnson stakes his Ashes claim against England
Softly spoken paceman has unhappy memories of the Ashes but he has been a real threat in the one-day internationals This rain-drenched one-day international series has revealed very little of a...
View ArticleAustralia squeeze past Argentina to end losing run
Australia 14-13 Argentina Australia made hard work of it but ended a four-match losing streak with a narrow victory over Argentina to drag themselves off the bottom of the Rugby Championship standings...
View ArticleEngland v Australia, fourth one-day international: match report
England (231-7) beat Australia (227) by three wickets England beat Australia by three wickets with Jos Buttler hitting a brilliant 65 not out in Cardiff. Reported by Telegraph.co.uk 1 day ago.
View ArticleGuardian Australia's Brisbane festival podcast: episode one
In this first podcast fom Guardian Australia at the Brisbane Festival, Vicky Frost, Van Badham and Katherine Viner discuss their early highlights including Urban, a circus from the streets of Cali,...
View ArticleNew Zealand beat Australia in Constellation Cup opener
• New Zealand 55-51 Australia The Silver Ferns heaped more netball misery on Australia with a 55-51 win in the first Constellation Cup netball Test in Invercargill on Sunday. The loss extends the...
View ArticleJos Buttler's pyrotechnics set England up for finale against Australia | Mike...
England's hard-hitting wicketkeeper comes good and injuries hit Australia before final one-day international Jos Buttler's rousing charge to the line in Cardiff on Saturday to clinch the penultimate...
View ArticleEngland v Australia: Michael Clarke's injury leaves Australia fearing another...
England have all the momentum going into Monday's series-deciding one-day international with Australia. Reported by Telegraph.co.uk 6 hours ago.
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