December 7, 2015 Aussie press laud 'pure theatre' Pietersen Australia's cricket writers on Sunday hailed old nemesis Kevin Pietersen's fighting century in the third Test, saying the knock had tempered the tourist's hopes of a dramatic Ashes comeback.
December 7, 2015 New Australian PM awaits final vote count Australia's next prime minister Tony Abbott celebrated winning the job he has prepared all his life for with an early morning bike ride Sunday awaiting the final tally on his decisive election victory.
December 7, 2015 Rape, torture claims at Australian asylum-seeker camp Australian Immigration Minister Tony Burke Wednesday described as "horrific" explosive claims that asylum-seekers at one of its processing camps in Papua New Guinea are being raped and tortured.
December 7, 2015 Australia downplays Indonesia opposition to refugee plans Australia's new Prime Minister Tony Abbott played down Indonesian opposition to his controversial refugee boat plans Thursday, and pledged to never "do or propose" anything that would impinge its sovereignty.
December 7, 2015 Malaysia plane searchers doubt that some once-promising signals came from missing jet Searchers preparing to resume the underwater hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 increasingly suspect that some of the electronic signals detected last month didn't come from the jetliner's black-box flight recorders, a senior Australian naval officer said.
December 7, 2015 Climate 'catastrophe' looms in Pacific: Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands has warned of a Pacific "climate catastrophe" that will wipe it off the map without decisive action on global warming, saying the next 12 months are critical.
December 7, 2015 Pakistan-born Ahmed can be an Aussie Pakistan-born leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed had his bid for Australian citizenship accepted, making him eligible to play in the upcoming Ashes series in England.
December 7, 2015 Gerrard delights huge Aussie crowd with goal Steven Gerrard sent the 95,000 crowd home happy with a trademark goal in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Australia's Melbourne Victory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
December 7, 2015 Robbie Deans quits as Wallabies coach Robbie Deans quit Tuesday as coach of the Wallabies following their series loss to the British and Irish Lions with Ewen McKenzie widely expected to be announced as his replacement.
December 7, 2015 Prince Harry to visit Australia Britain's Prince Harry will visit Australia next month for events in Sydney marking the Royal Australian Navy's centenary of service, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Monday.
