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Folau takes legal action against Queensland Rugby League
AFP, Published on 04/06/2021
» SYDNEY - Dual-code international Israel Folau has applied for a Supreme Court injunction against Queensland Rugby League (QRL) in a bid to resume his career in Australia, claiming its refusal to register him amounted to a restraint of trade.
Ecstatic Australian conservatives bask in election glory
AFP, Published on 19/05/2019
» SYDNEY - Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday basked in the glow of a "miracle" election victory that sparked praise from the US president, soul searching on the left and speculation about what policies he will pursue.
Five changes to Australia after polls
AFP, Published on 10/07/2016
» SYDNEY - Australia's ruling conservative government has finally won re-election after a pain-staking count of the ballots cast at July 2 polls, which is still ongoing. Here are five changes Australians can expect as a result:
Deadly Dettori strikes Royal Ascot racing gold
AFP, Published on 15/06/2016
» ASCOT (UNITED KINGDOM) - Riding legend Frankie Dettori produced a superb ride on English 2000 Guineas winner Galileo Gold to win the feature race on the first day of his favourite meeting Royal Ascot the St James's Palace Stakes on Tuesday.
Batting 'wrong way' is way to go, says cricket study
AFP, Published on 23/03/2016
» LONDON - Cricketers who face up the "wrong way round" are seven times more likely to become professional batsmen, according to a study published in the journal Sports Medicine on Wednesday.
Australia vote reforms explode in venomous talkfest
AFP, Published on 18/03/2016
» SYDNEY - The Australian parliament descended into farce with lawmakers hurling Monty Python insults and even donning pyjamas in a poisonous all-night debate before the biggest shake-up of the voting system in decades was passed Friday.
Australia senator threatens to grab PM's testicles over mining row
AFP, Published on 07/07/2015
» SYDNEY - An independent Australian senator Tuesday threatened to physically intimidate Prime Minister Tony Abbott, using illegal rugby tactics including grabbing his testicles, if he does not limit coal-seam gas exploration.
Support for Australia's switch of FIFA allegiance
AFP, Published on 29/05/2015
» SYDNEY - Football Federation Australia's switch of allegiance away from embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter was welcomed Friday after the country's football chief said FFA will be voting for challenger Prince Ali of Jordan.
Australia billionaire sorry after telling PM to commit suicide
AFP, Published on 04/03/2015
» SYDNEY - Flamboyant mining billionaire and politician Clive Palmer apologised Wednesday after coming under fire for suggesting Prime Minister Tony Abbott commit suicide.
Australia billionaire's advisor held in kidnapping probe
AFP, Published on 19/12/2014
» A key advisor to flamboyant Australian mining billionaire and politician Clive Palmer was arrested on Friday and charged over the alleged kidnapping of a bank employee on an Indonesian island.