SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's ruling Labor party voted on Sunday against a phase-out of live animal exports following the temporary halting of cattle shipments to Indonesia earlier this year on cruelty concerns. Canberra froze cattle exports to its Southeast Asian neighbour for several weeks in June ...

BRISBANE (AFP) - New Australian coach Mickey Arthur warned on Tuesday that fans needed to be patient as the national side undergoes a rebuilding process that could take years to come to fruition. The South African's recent appointment as Australia's first foreign coach completed a major overhaul ...

SYDNEY (AFP) - The elegant streets of Sydney's Paddington are where the city's rich and fashionable gather to shop, dine and socialise. But despite Australia's unprecedented economic boom, business has never been so bad. "This is the worst season I've had," says 15-year retail veteran Helen Haines, ...

SYDNEY (AFP) - Airlines, miners and industry launched a furious attack on Australias bold new tax on carbon emissions Monday, as Prime Minister Julia Gillard began selling the levy to sceptical voters. Business leaders warned the tax on the nations 500 biggest polluters would not only cost ...

SYDNEY (AFP) Triple Olympic gold medallist swimmer Libby Trickett has come out of retirement for a crack at the 2012 London Games, but Australias head coach questioned Thursday whether she could recapture her best form. Trickett, 25, announced her comeback late Wednesday and said she wanted to be ...

SYDNEY (AFP) Triple Olympic gold medallist swimmer Libby Trickett has come out of retirement for a crack at the 2012 London Games, but Australias head coach questioned Thursday whether she could recapture her best form. Trickett, 25, announced her comeback late Wednesday and said she wanted to be ...

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Brunei) (AFP) Australian Darren Beck is hoping a strong bond with his brother and caddie Jonathan will help him successfully defend his Brunei Open title when it starts on Thursday. Beck claimed a career breakthrough on the Asian Tour after a thrilling three-way play-off ...

Julia Gillard has been sworn in as Australia's 27th prime minister on Thursday. The country's first female Governor-General, Quentin Bryce, performed the ceremony at the Government House in Canberra on Thursday. Gillard was greeted with a kiss by her partner Tim Mathieson as she entered the room ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A 91-year-old woman won the top prize at Australias main open-air art exhibition at Sydneys Bondi Beach on Thursday for a granite carving she completed 13 years ago. May Barries sculpture beat 113 other artworks at the Sculpture By The Sea festival, Australias largest annual ...

LONDON (AFP) - Somerset's Justin Langer became the highest-scoring Australian in first-class cricket when he overhauled Sir Donald Bradman's career total of 28,067 runs on Thursday. The 38-year-old took 20 minutes to score the six runs he needed having resumed with 89 to his name on the third day ...

ABU DHABI (AFP) - Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz said Sunday said he was relishing the challenge of bowling against Pakistan's batsmen, who were adept at playing slow bowlers. The 27-year-old took three key Pakistani wickets to help Australia bowl their rivals out for a modest 207 in the ...

Police declared crime scenes Monday in towns destroyed by Australia's worst-ever wildfires, as investigators moving into the charred landscape discovered hellish scenes and more bodies. Police confirmed 128 deaths from the fires Saturday that tore a destructive path across a vast swath of southern ...

MIYAZAKI (Japan) (AFP) - Australia's Paul Sheehan birdied the 18th hole for a bogey-free four-under-par 67 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Dunlop Phoenix men's golf tournament on Thursday. The 31-year-old Australian, who has three victories on the Japan Tour, sank four ...

INCHEON (South Korea) (AFP) - Australian Katherine Hull fired a six-under 66 to shoot into the lead of the USLPGA Hana Bank Kolon Championships after the first round here Friday. Hull carded seven birdies against a sole bogey to climb atop the leader board, two strokes clear of Amy Yang, with ...

An Australian Muslim convert was Thursday found not guilty of receiving money from the al-Qaeda terror network in a retrial after being convicted on the same charges two years ago. But the jury did find former taxi driver Jack Thomas -- dubbed "Jihad Jack" by the media after he became the ...

ISLAMABAD - India's Shantanu Rajput and Vaidik Munshaw, Malaysia's Ariez Elyaas Deen and Australia's Michael Siyaguna qualified for the semi-finals of the third ITF Pakistan Junior Tennis Tournament on Wednesday here at PTF Tennis Complex. Michael Siyaguna of Australia made the major upset of ...

Cricket Australia on Thursday included controversial Australian umpire Darrel Hair in its high performance umpires panel list. Four-member high performance panel includes Darrel Hair, Eric Evanc, David Levens and Bob Stratford. The objective of the new panel is to improve the standard of umpiring ...

LAHORE (AFP) - Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has been given the all-clear to play for Western Australia in the next Sheffield Shield season, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Nasim Ashraf said Thursday. "Younis has been allowed to play for Western Australia in the coming season as we think it ...