SYDNEY — China has won a nearly three-year-long dispute with Australia at the World Trade Organization over tariffs on steel products that began during a low point of bilateral relations between the countries, and Australia’s trade minister said Wednesday his government accepted the ruling. Beijing took its complaint to the WTO in June 2021 over … Read more
FILE – Gilas Pilipinas Women stalwart Jack Animam is headed to Australia to play in the NBL. –Fiba MANILA, Philippines — Jack Animam is taking her act to Australia as she signed with the Ringwood Hawks in the National Basketball League 1 women’s division. Philtimes — an Australian news outlet — reported on Maundy Thursday … Read more
WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Britain. Henry Nicholls | Reuters WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday was granted permission by a U.K. court to appeal his extradition to the U.S., where he is wanted on spying charges. The 52-year-old has been battling extradition for more than a decade. In that … Read more
New Zealand and China flag together Oleksii Liskonih | Istock | Getty Images New Zealand has accused China of “malicious cyber activity” linked to Chinese state actors, who targeted its parliament in 2021. The government “expressed concerns today about malicious cyber activity, attributed to groups sponsored by the Chinese Government,” New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston … Read more
Emma Hayes will start life in charge of the United States women’s team against Germany and Australia at the Paris Olympics. The draw for the men’s and women’s tournaments at this summer’s Olympic Games was held at a ceremony in Saint-Denis on Wednesday which Team GB did not qualify for. It was announced in November … Read more
Most developed countries today offer some amount of support for new parents to take time off work just before and after childbirth or adoption. Australia’s Senate just passed legislation on Monday to extend its total paid leave offered to new parents to 26 weeks, instead of the current 20 weeks, beginning in 2026. For parents … Read more
Australia international Kurtley Beale played his first match in more than 14 months in Brisbane on Saturday, returning to the field in the Australian Club Championship a month after being found not guilty of rape by a Sydney court. Beale was suspended from all rugby after his arrest in December 2022 and the case cost … Read more
SYDNEY — Australia will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, weeks after the agency lost hundreds of millions of dollars in support following Israeli allegations that some of its Gaza-based staff participated in the Oct. 7 attack. The Australian government also pledged Friday to increase aid for the besieged enclave, with … Read more
Travis Kelce spilled some tea about his very high-profile trip to Australia to visit Taylor Swift. The 34-year-old Super Bowl winner traveled Down Under last month to support his girlfriend as she resumed her Eras Tour with a string of shows in the country. Every moment of the trip was documented by the press, including … Read more
Nathan Lyon claimed a fifth 10-wicket match haul in Tests as Australia thrashed New Zealand by 172 runs in Wellington to take a 1-0 lead in the two-game series. New Zealand folded from their overnight 111-3 to 196 all out in a chase of 369, losing their final seven wickets for 70 runs before lunch … Read more