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Australia lists small wallaby among new endangered species
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» SYDNEY: Australia listed a small wallaby and the grey snake among 15 new threatened species on Tuesday as it launched a zero-extinction plan for its unique wildlife.
Argentine family comes home after 22-year drive around the world
AFP, Published on 13/03/2022
» GUALEGUAYCHU (ARGENTINA) - An Argentine family is about to finish the trip of a lifetime: they have covered five continents in a 1928 jalopy on an adventure that began in 2000, while bringing into the world and raising four kids who are now adolescents.
Australian rugby international becomes first to come out as gay
AFP, Published on 30/10/2020
» SYDNEY - Former Test prop Dan Palmer won plaudits Friday after becoming the first Wallabies player to come out as gay, a decision spurred in part by homophobic comments by sacked star Israel Folau.
Incoming Wallabies coach Rennie agrees to pay cut
AFP, Published on 06/06/2020
» SYDNEY - Incoming Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has agreed to a 30 percent pay cut to help the sport deal with the fallout from coronavirus, in line with other executives at beleaguered Rugby Australia, officials said Saturday.
Gutsy Argentina bag first win in Australia since 1983
AFP, Published on 15/09/2018
» GOLD COAST: Argentina scored their first win over Australia on Australian soil in 35 years when they downed the Wallabies 23-19 on Queensland's Gold Coast on Saturday.
People are pillaging the world's protected areas: study
AFP, Published on 18/05/2018
» TAMPA - Highways are being paved, oil is being drilled and entire cities are sprouting up inside many of the world's nature preserves, imperiling the very creatures they are meant to protect, researchers said Thursday.
England recall Cipriani for South Africa tour
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» TWICKENHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - Danny Cipriani's three years in the England wilderness came to an end when he was recalled by coach Eddie Jones on Thursday for next month's tour of South Africa.
Aussie rugby chief admits struggling with Folau anti-gay row
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» SYDNEY - Rugby Australia chief Raelene Castle said Wallabies star Israel Folau's anti-gay social media postings are the most difficult thing she's ever had to deal with, adding: "There is no black and white answer."
Wallaby hops across Sydney Harbour Bridge
AP, Published on 16/01/2018
» SYDNEY: A wayward wallaby disrupted downtown traffic by bounding across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Tuesday with police in pursuit.