FULE–Spain’s Rafael Nadal in the the Australian Open tennis tournament on January 16, 2023. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP) Rafael Nadal will return to Grand Slam tennis at the Australian Open in January, tournament director Craig Tiley said on Wednesday. The 37-year-old former world number one has been sidelined since hurting his hip flexor … Read more
Comment on this storyComment SYDNEY — Australian journalist Cheng Lei has returned home after three years of detention in China, the Australian government announced Wednesday. Cheng was detained during an extraordinarily turbulent period in China-Australia relations under a conservative government, and has now been released as the current center-left leadership tries to repair ties with … Read more
An image of King Charles III will soon appear on Australian coins, more than a year after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II ByROD MCGUIRK Associated Press In this photo provided by the Department of the Treasury a coin with an image of King Charles is displayed. King Charles III will soon appear … Read more
Comment on this storyComment MELBOURNE, Australia — If there is one thing this city prides itself on, it is its coffee. Melbourne considers itself the mecca of cafe culture in Australia, with tattooed-and-pierced baristas making strong artisanal brews for coffee-snob customers on almost every corner. But as with all consumption, there is waste. Australia produces … Read more
Greener, the Australian cleantech startup that creates custom action plans to help its customers become more environmentally sustainable, is launching Greener for Business today. Aimed at Australian SMBs, Greener for Business is intended to help them move more quickly toward net zero. It has the lofty goal of helping every SMB in Australia halve emissions … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister said Tuesday he was confident that Indigenous Australians overwhelmingly support a proposal to create their own representative body to advise Parliament and have it enshrined in the constitution. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s remarks came as Tiwi Islanders cast their votes on making such a constitutional change. They were among … Read more
Emergency crews are working to guard the Outback Australian city of Tennant Creek with containment strains as an enormous wildfire threatens the distant group of three,000 ByROD MCGUIRK Related Press September 13, 2023, 3:31 AM CANBERRA, Australia — Emergency crews had been working to guard the Outback Australian city of Tennant Creek with containment strains … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s shopper watchdog on Friday referred to as for Qantas Airways to be punished with a report superb for allegedly promoting tickets on hundreds of flights that had already been canceled. Australian Competitors and Client Fee chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb mentioned Qantas’ penalty for allegedly breaching shopper legislation must be greater than double … Read more
STORY: The affected person was first admitted to hospital in the beginning of 2021 following belly ache, fever and coughing, earlier than being referred to Canberra Hospital the next 12 months when she began experiencing reminiscence loss and despair. Infectious illnesses doctor Dr. Sanjaya Senanayake instructed Reuters he was working within the hospital the day … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian prosecutors dropped a possible felony case towards American actor Amber Heard over allegations that she lied to a courtroom about how her Yorkshire terriers Pistol and Boo got here to be smuggled into Australia eight years in the past, the federal government mentioned Wednesday. Heard and her then-husband Johnny Depp turned … Read more