Australia serenade crowd at Sydney Opera House in Ashes celebration | Barney...
Battling hangovers and a perma-groomed politician, Australia's cricketers still managed to make their party a jaunty affair • Pictures: our gallery of Australia's festivities in Sydney It wasn't quite...
View ArticleAustralia sends in its navy to push asylum-seeker boats back to Indonesia
Tony Abbott, Australia's prime minister, deploys the navy to "push" boats filled with asylum seekers heading for Australia back to Indonesian waters Reported by Telegraph.co.uk 12 hours ago.
View ArticleAustralia name squad for Women's Ashes T20s
Australia have named a 13-player squad for the three Women’s Twenty20 matches against England that form part of the forthcoming Ashes series. Reported by ECB 5 hours ago.
View ArticleLonely dolphin 'trying to make friends with humans' after being separated...
A lonely young dolphin is trying to make friends with humans along Australia’s east coast but swimmers are being told to shun the creature. Reported by Independent 12 hours ago.
View ArticleAustralia crush England in fifth Test to complete a 5-0 Ashes clean sweep
World football mourns Eusébio; Manchester United among FA Cup casualties; Pacquiáo may fight Mayweather Australia required just three of the allotted five days to put England's demoralised cricketers...
View ArticleAshes 2013-14: Five talking points from Australia v England fifth Test day...
Five talking points: Nick Hoult on Scott Borthwick's debut, an LBW at last, why Joe Root was dropped, Australia's tail, and Ben Stokes. Reported by Telegraph.co.uk 6 days ago.
View ArticleBen Stokes's five-for provides England consolation as Australia recover
• Stokes ends with 6-99 after feisty Ashes performance • 'We were guilty of dropping it a bit too short today' England lost their grip once again on Australia's slippery middle order in a slack...
View ArticleAustralia swelters under a sham climate change policy after hottest year on...
With 2013 confirmed as Australia's hottest year on record, prime minister Tony Abbott must explain how "direct action" is credible. Australia's temperatures have warmed by "about 1° C since 1910"...
View ArticleIrishman jailed for Australia deaths
An Irishman who was extradited to Australia over a car crash in which two Irish people died is sentenced to nearly three years in prison. Reported by BBC News 6 days ago.
View ArticleVIDEO: While Canada freezes Australia melts
The mercury has dropped to -42C in Canada while in Australia it has hit +54C and extreme weather is experienced in different parts of the world. Reported by BBC News 5 days ago.
View ArticleVIDEO: Australia saw hottest year in 2013
Australia experienced its hottest year on record in 2013 officials have said Reported by BBC News 5 days ago.
View ArticleAshes 2013-14 statistics tell tale of England's woes in Australia
The first day of the fifth Test in Sydney underlined some numbers that have been key to Australia's 4-0 lead England again let Australia off the hook on the first day of the fifth Test, failing to...
View ArticleAshes 2013-14: Australia close on whitewash as England stumble again
• Australia 326 and 140-4; England 155 Australia lead by 311 runs with 6 wickets remaining England avoided the follow-on yet again in Australia, not exactly cause to get out the bunting, but when their...
View ArticleAshes 2013-14: Australia's brilliant bowlers have chemistry to burn the best...
Great attacks feed from one another with styles that compliment – and Australia's Ashes-winning aggressors are in stunning form The clock on the grand old Members Pavilion at the Sydney Cricket Ground...
View ArticleAustralia Women name squad for Ashes T20s
Australia have named a 13-player squad for the three Women’s Twenty20 matches against England that form part of the forthcoming Ashes series. Reported by ECB 12 hours ago.
View ArticlePink and Australia – an enduring love affair | Andrew P Street
*Andrew P Street:* The US singer's 2012 album The Truth About Love has been named Australia's biggest selling album for the second year running, and Melbourne is her biggest market in the world. Why do...
View ArticleAustralia's science agency apologises after failing to create dragon eggs
Australia's science agency apologies for failing to create a dragon after a 7-year-old asks the scientists to "make a dragon for me" Reported by Telegraph.co.uk 13 hours ago.
View Article100,000 bats fall dead from the sky during a heatwave in Australia
Australia's heatwave has been blamed for causing 100,000 bats to drop from the sky, with the smell of rotting carcasses filling towns Reported by Telegraph.co.uk 12 hours ago.
View ArticleGreenway wary of Australia backlash
BBC Local News: Kent -- England batsman Lydia Greenway says they must be wary of Australia as they prepare to defend the Women's Ashes. Reported by BBC Local News 8 hours ago.
View ArticleBernard Tomic: Australia's complex genius dreams of Melbourne glory
The Queenslander and his infamous father are never far from controversy, but with a new coach the player is aiming to reach the world's top 25 – starting with the Australian Open At last, Bernard Tomic...
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