The three-match T20 series next month will conclude only four days before Australia embarks on the first of five home Tests against India. Selectors rested fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood, along with other Test players Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head. All-rounder Cameron Green is injured and will miss the entire Australian […]
Australia was reeling at 221/9 in 36.3 overs despite a counter-punching half-century by skipper Mitchell Marsh in the middle. But Carey led them out of trouble and to a decent total of 270 all out with a one-sided partnership with Josh Hazlewood. Carey remained the top-scorer for Australia with a 67-ball 74, laced up with […]
Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese announced that the government plans to trial age verification technology, aiming to ban children under 16 from opening social media accounts. The Australian government has committed to introducing legislation this year to enforce a minimum age for social media access, said the prime minister. However, the specifics of how […]
Federal legislation to keep children off social media will be introduced this year, Anthony Albanese said, describing the impact of the sites on young people as a “scourge”. The minimum age for children to log into sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok has not been decided but is expected to be between 14 and […]
The decision follows a raft of actions since last year to end COVID-era concessions for foreign students and workers in Australia that helped businesses recruit staff locally while strict border controls kept overseas workers out. “There are about 10% more international students in our universities today than before the pandemic, and about 50% more in […]
Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy announced a deal to develop naval and air-launched Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) at a plant north of Sydney. The factory will break ground later this year, producing anti-ship cruise missiles and JSMs that can be fitted to state-of-the-art F-35A aircraft. “This is about investing in our advanced, high-tech manufacturing industry […]
Authorities announced environmental approvals for SunCable’s US$24 billion project in Australia’s remote north that is slated to power three million homes. The project, which will include an array of panels, batteries, and eventually, a cable linking Australia with Singapore, is backed by tech billionaire and green activist Mike Cannon-Brookes. “It will be the largest solar […]
Mangled pieces of the helicopter’s propeller landed in the hotel’s pool, said an emergency services official, adding that one man was treated at the scene with life-threatening injuries. Hundreds of patrons were evacuated from the DoubleTree by Hilton, in the tropical northern city of Cairns, after the helicopter crashed around 1:50 am local time. Images […]
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Pro-Palestine protesters climbed the roof of Australia’s Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday and unfurled banners, one saying Palestine will be free, and accused Israel of war crimes, in a serious security breach condemned by lawmakers. Four people dressed in dark clothes stood on the roof of the building for around an […]
Set to chase 165 Oman could manage 125 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the allotted 20 overs despite Ayaan Khan’s 36. Oman, after a shaky start, lost wickets at regular intervals which halted the flow of runs. They were consequently reduced to 57/6 in 13 overs. Meanwhile, Ayaan Khan, who came out […]
