December 8, 2015 Starc attacks Australia's in-out selection policy Australia paceman Mitchell Starc has shown his frustration over Cricket Australia's selection policy saying it's difficult to deliver consistency ''when you play one game and you're dropped''.
December 8, 2015 Indonesia asylum-boat talks 'productive': Australia Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has declared her meetings with her Indonesian counterpart on the fraught issue of turning back asylum-seeker boats to the sprawling archipelago "very productive".
December 8, 2015 Australia raises terror threat level against police to second highest status Australia's main domestic security agency on Tuesday raised the terrorist threat level against police from "medium" to "high" in response to recent international attacks targeting officers.
December 8, 2015 Australia at crossroads as China boom ends: PM Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Thursday said the China resources boom was over, leaving the economy at a crossroads, as he called for a new productivity pact to boost competitiveness.
December 8, 2015 Labor disunity aided Abbott's rise: analysts Disunity within the Labor government helped conservative leader Tony Abbott rise to power in Saturday's Australian elections, politicians and analysts said, with infighting and switching of leaders alienating voters.
December 8, 2015 Smith, Rathbone to return to ACT Brumbies to face Cheetahs Wallabies George Smith and Clyde Rathbone will return to the ACT Brumbies starting team for this weekend's Super Rugby qualifier against South Africa's Central Cheetahs, the club said on Friday.
December 8, 2015 Lydiate to lead Lions against Rebels Welsh back-row forward Dan Lydiate will lead the British and Irish Lions in their tour match against the Melbourne Rebels on Tuesday following a tour-ending injury to Paul O'Connell.
December 8, 2015 Injury threatens Thorpe's Olympic dream Australia's five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe may have to abandon his dream of swimming at the 2016 Rio Olympics following a shoulder injury, according to a report.
December 8, 2015 Australia says dead terror suspect may not have been a lone wolf A terror suspect shot dead after he stabbed two Australian counterterrorism police officers may not have been acting alone as originally thought, a lead investigator said Thursday.
December 8, 2015 New possible signal detected as Malaysia plane search area shrinks to smallest size The Australian agency coordinating the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 said Thursday that an Australian naval aircraft had picked up a possible signal in the same area where an Australian ship detected sounds consistent with those coming from an aircraft's black boxes earlier this week.
