World tennis number one Serena Williams will begin her campaign for an 18th Grand Slam title by warming up for the 2014 Australian Open at the Brisbane International, she announced Wednesday.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was Wednesday accused by the opposition of "back-pedalling at 100 miles an hour" on his hardline asylum-seeker policies during a sensitive diplomatic visit to...
A consortium led by Australian billionaire James Packer and US director Brett Ratner has struck a reported $450 million co-financing deal with Warner Brothers to cover the production of 75 movies.
Captain Michael Clarke was Tuesday ruled out of Australia's one-day tour of India this month with his long-standing back problem needing further treatment ahead of the home Ashes series against...
Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart on Tuesday said she plans to relinquish control of a multi-billion dollar family trust, ending a long-running and bitter feud with two of her children.
Australia's first female premier Julia Gillard has described her "murderous rage" at her sexist treatment but said she would do it all again in her first public appearance since being dumped.
Hollywood A-lister Angelina Jolie will direct her new film "Unbroken" in Australia, using Sydney and rural parts of New South Wales state as locations, it was announced Tuesday.
Australian winemaker Bob Oatley and his Hamilton Island Yacht Club will officially contest Oracle Team USA at the next America's Cup, it was announced Tuesday.
Two French yachtsmen were rescued by Australia's navy after their vessel sank south of Sydney, officials said Monday, with the pair suffering mild hypothermia.
A company owned by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) was Monday accused of attempting to strike an illegal business deal with former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein at the height of UN sanctions.
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