The Latest Breaking News from Australia

As Nicola Olyslagers targets another soaring year, the Australian athletics great also has a distant if enticing vision of a "Hollywood" end to her career.

Young Tasmanian Felicity Wilson-Haffenden overcame a crash in training to win her first Australian senior time trial championship.

Mitchell Starc and Steve Smith have pointed at Australia's success during George Bailey's time as chief selector, dismissing criticism of him during the Ashes.

A gusty southerly change is bringing the first relief to heatwave-affected areas, but communities are warned about the threat of damaging winds and lightning.

Australia's defending champ Daniel Sanders has regained the lead of the Dakar Rally despite fearing he might suffer a race-ending calamity in the fifth stage.

A train arrives right on time, public spaces feel intuitively designed, and everyday tasks move without friction. Nothing seems extravagant, yet everything works in a way that feels deeply considered. Across the world, some countries have implemented small but impressive ideas that quietly improved daily life. These thoughtful systems rarely…

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Ticketholders still waiting for refunds after immigration minister denied commentator’s visa weeks before national speaking tour

England slumped to a heavy 4-1 Ashes series defeat with the ECB set to ‘review’ a difficult tour

They landed in Perth expecting to challenge Australia but after a 4-1 defeat and more off-field revelations, the laid-back approach of McCullum’s regime is in the ECB’s sights

Who to watch, what to eat and how to get around Melbourne.