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December 5, 2015

Sydney drinks to 'small bar' movement

When Martin O'Sullivan opened his small Grasshopper bar in Sydney's awkwardly-named Temperance Lane three years ago, his friends thought it was madness.

December 5, 2015

Australian government threatens to keep payments from parents who don't vaccinate kids

The Australian government has ramped up pressure on parents who oppose vaccination by threatening to withhold child care and other payments from families that fail to immunize their children.

December 5, 2015

Australia PM calls general election for September 7

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has called an election on Sept. 7 and declared it will be fought over who can be trusted to manage the Australian economy after a mining boom fed by Chinese industrial demand has dwindled.

December 5, 2015

Waugh tells Australia to stick by top six batsmen

Former captain Steve Waugh has urged Australia coach Darren Lehmann to stick with his underperforming top six batsmen, saying no one performs at their best with the axe hanging over them.

December 5, 2015

Australia to go to polls on September 7

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Sunday named September 7 as election day, hoping to complete a stunning political comeback by keeping the centre-left Labor Party in power three years after it ousted him.

December 5, 2015

Ahmed, Sandhu in Australia A tour of Africa

Pakistan-born leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed was on Wednesday named on the Australia A squad for a tour of Africa beginning next month, despite also being in contention for selection for the Ashes series against England.

December 5, 2015

Sydney bids farewell to 'white elephant' monorail

Sydney will Sunday bid farewell to what has been termed a transport "white elephant" -- a monorail which has looped the centre of the Australian city for almost a quarter of a century.

December 5, 2015

Teen Agar holds Australia's Test hopes: press

Australia's newspapers are hoping debutant Ashton Agar can replicate his record-breaking first Test innings and guide his team to victory in the fluctuating first Ashes Test against England.

December 5, 2015

Australia to tighten immigration laws, crack down on radical groups

Australia will strengthen immigration laws and crack down on groups that incite hatred under a raft of counterterrorism measures introduced Monday in a bid to combat the threat from home-grown terrorists.

December 5, 2015

Lions captain Warburton out of final Test

Injured Lions skipper Sam Warburton has been ruled out of Saturday's deciding Test against the Wallabies in a massive blow for the tourists.