Maxwell calls time on ODIs
Explosive Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell called time on his one-day international career Monday, but will continue in Twenty20 cricket with his eye on next year's World Cup.
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41 Australian MPs write to Yunus for clear election road map
Forty-one Australian senators and members of parliament in a letter to Bangladesh interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus have called for an urgent announcement of a clear and specific electoral roadmap.
Flood victims confront damage after record deluge in eastern Australia
Flood victims confronted damage from a record deluge in eastern Australia on Friday, returning to find their homes caked in silt, cars half submerged and streets littered with debris.
Floods strand over 50,000 in eastern Australia
Record floods stranded more than 50,000 people in eastern Australia on Thursday, killing three as a muddy tide swept through towns and swollen rivers cut off roads.
Australia’s conservative picks Ley as first woman leader
Australia’s conservative opposition picked Sussan Ley as its first woman leader on Tuesday, charting a fresh course after a humiliating election loss partly blamed on hardline Trump-esque policies.
Rabada leads South African pace attack for World Test final
Kagiso Rabada will lead a South African pace bowling attack weakened by injury in the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord's in London from June 11 to 15.
BCB appoints Tait as Bangladesh's new pace bowling coach
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday has appointed former Australia fast bowler Shaun Tait as the pace bowling coach of the Bangladesh national team.
Australian PM basks in win, vows ‘orderly’ govt
Australia’s left-leaning prime minister Anthony Albanese basked Sunday in his landslide election win, promising a ‘disciplined, orderly’ government to confront cost-of-living pain and tariff turmoil...
Left-leaning PM Albanese claims victory in Australian election
Australia’s left-leaning prime minister Anthony Albanese triumphed Saturday in national elections, crushing his conservative rival in a contest swayed by economic upheaval and Donald Trump...
Australians vote amid concerns over Trump tariffs, living costs
Australians began voting Saturday in a bitterly contested general election, deciding a contest shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and US President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Australian PM says battle ahead to win election
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese says he has a ‘mountain to climb’ in elections Saturday, despite leading the opinion polls, in a contest swayed by living costs and Trump tariffs.
Return of money embezzled by Mosaic Brands, trial in int’l court demanded
Bangladesh Garment Sramik Samhati along with labour representatives of 22 factories, affected in an alleged financial fraud by an Australian brand, on Saturday held a demonstration and submitted a memorandum to the Australian High Commission in Dhaka...
Australia mourns 'giant' of cricket Keith Stackpole
Cricket Australia on Wednesday paid tribute to Test all-rounder Keith Stackpole, who has died aged 84. A powerful right-handed batsman who could bowl leg-spin, Stackpole played 43 Tests between 1966 and 1974, famously scoring 207 against England at the Gabba in Brisbane during the 1970-71 Ashes series.
Australian ex-cricketer Slater sentenced for domestic violence
Former Australian Test opener Michael Slater received a suspended four-year prison sentence Tuesday after pleading guilty to a raft of domestic violence charges, local media reported.
Australia's concussion-blighted Pucovski retires from cricket at 27
Former Australia opening batsman Will Pucovski retired from cricket at the age of 27 on Tuesday after a string of concussions, saying he would not risk ‘any more damage to my brain’.
Zverev ‘mentally’ affected by Australian Open defeat
World No.2 Alexander Zverev, who has struggled for any kind of form since losing the Australian Open final at the end of January, admitted on Saturday that the defeat in Melbourne had affected him a lot mentally.
Tiny island with 2000 residents faces 29pc US tariff
Australia expressed puzzlement Thursday over Donald Trump's decision to slap a 29-percent trade tariff on its tiny Pacific territory of Norfolk Island.
Carey ton leads South Australia to Sheffield Shield title
Test wicketkeeper Alex Carey hit a superb century against Queensland as South Australia completed the highest successful fourth-innings chase in a Sheffield Shield final to end a 29-year title drought on Saturday.
Australia opens new home affairs office in Dhaka
As part of Australia’s growing bilateral relationship with Bangladesh, the Albanese Labor Government has announced the establishment of a new home affairs office in Dhaka.
Australia to build new 2032 Olympic stadium and demolish Gabba
Australia will build a 63,000-seat stadium for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane, officials said Tuesday as they confirmed the storied ‘Gabba’ cricket ground would be demolished after the event.
Bangladesh-Australia SOP to curb illegal migration: home adviser
Home adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retired) on Monday said that the signing of the Standard Operating Procedure between Bangladesh and Australia marked as a milestone to prevent unlawful migration and human trafficking alongside strengthening bilateral relationship and partnership between...
Australia to issue visas for Bangladesh nationals from Dhaka
Australia has informed Bangladesh that from now on its mission in Dhaka would issue visas for Bangladeshis instead of its mission in New Delhi of India.
Former UGC chair Professor Kazi Shahidullah dies
Eminent educationist and former chairman of University Grants Commission Professor Kazi Shahidullah died in Australia on Wednesday.
Australia announces spending to boost metals industry
Australia will spend Aus$750 million (US$470 million) to help metals industries develop low-emissions technology and boost exports, the government said on Friday.
Australia to play England in historic day-night Test at MCG
Australia will play England under lights at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Test cricket in 2027, it was announced Tuesday.
Troops injured as ex-cyclone batters Australia
Australian troops were seriously injured Saturday in a major road crash while responding to ex-Cyclone Alfred, which has battered a swathe of the eastern coast and cut power to more than 330,000 properties.
Smith retires from ODIs after semi-final loss
Steve Smith has retired from one-day internationals following the defeat to India in the Champions Trophy semi-finals, Cricket Australia said on Wednesday.
Kohli leads India to Champions Trophy final
Veteran batsman Virat Kohli rolled back the years with a polished 84 as India pulled off a tense chase to beat Australia by four wickets in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy on Tuesday.
Smith, Carey help Australia to 264 against India in semi-final
Skipper Steve Smith and Alex Carey hit half-centuries as Australia made 264 all out against India in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday.
Australia or South Africa will return to Pakistan from Dubai for semi-final
Australia and South Africa have been forced to travel to Dubai from Pakistan, the International Cricket Council confirmed Sunday, due to a tangled schedule at the Champions Trophy.
