Tag: Australia

South Africa keep Australia to 225 for 5 at opening day...

DURBAN: South Africa kept Australia’s big three of Steve Smith, David Warner and Shaun Marsh in check on the opening day of the four-Test...

Australia deputy PM quits amid sex scandal

CANBERRA: The Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Barnaby Joyce announced his decision to resign from his post on Friday after widespread calls to quit due...

Australian envoy lauds special girls’ cricket talent

  ISLAMABAD: Australia’s Deputy High Commissioner Brek Batley lauded the cricket talent of girls from Islamabad Special Education School. To witness a match among special students,...

Australia supporting Pakistan’s agricultural development since 1980s: Margaret Adamson

ISLAMABAD: Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan Margaret Adamson Wednesday said that Australia has been supporting Pakistan’s water resource and agricultural development objectives since the...

It’s finally here! PSL 2018 trophy unveiling underway in Dubai

DUBAI: Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2018 is finally here after a year of bated breaths. The unveiling of the glittering winners’ trophy is underway...

Shellfish reefs: Australia’s untold environmental disaster

Virtually all of Australia's shellfish reefs have disappeared, making them the country’s most threatened ocean ecosystem, scientists said Thursday, calling for more investment to...

Australia PM bans sex between govt ministers, staff

SYDNEY: Australia's prime minister imposed a formal ban on sex between ministers and their staff on Thursday after his deputy made "a shocking error...

Australia’s Barnay denies breaking any parliamentary rules over affair

SYDNEY: Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said on Tuesday that he did not break any parliamentary rules while conducting an extramarital affair with...

Australian envoy acknowledges achievements of scholarships recipients

ISLAMABAD: Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan Margaret Adamson Saturday acknowledged the achievements of 106 recently returned Australia Awards scholars. Talking to the young scholars, she...

Australia Deputy PM’s affair with younger staff grips 

SYDNEY: An affair between Australia's married deputy prime minister and a younger member of his staff, who is now pregnant, gripped the country on...

Australia court charges seven people over circus ‘child abuse ring’

SYDNEY: Seven people, including four women, were charged in Australia on Tuesday with the alleged sexual and physical abuse of young boys at a circus...

Australia considers new changes in law for preventing ‘foreign interference’

SYDNEY: Australia is considering changes to proposed new laws designed to prevent improper foreign interference in its domestic politics after a backlash from journalists...

Australia to turn 50,000 homes into power generators: Tesla

Some 50,000 homes in South Australia will receive solar panels and Tesla batteries, the state government announced Sunday, in a landmark plan to turn...

Sangha leaves World Cup with treasured memories

Jason Sangha, the Australia captain, looked at the hard knock his team took in the final as part of their learning experience as professional cricketers. He...

Australia PM office admits losing a trove of classified documents

SYDNEY: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the government have agreed on the return of thousands of sensitive documents obtained by the national broadcaster...

India beats Australia to win U-19 World Cup for fourth time

NORTH ISLAND: Opening batsman Manjot Kalra scored an unbeaten 101 and India won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup for the fourth time with an...

Australia state secrets exposed after left at second-hand shop

SYDNEY: Australia’s domestic spy agency on Thursday took possession of thousands of classified documents that were left at a second-hand furniture shop as the...