December 4, 2015 Springboks down Wallabies in record win South Africa remained unbeaten in the Rugby Championship with a record 38-12 win over the Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday.
December 4, 2015 Genia poser as White seizes Wallaby chance Former skipper Will Genia was left on the bench as the Wallabies scraped home 14-13 over Argentina in the Rugby Championship, with coach Ewen McKenzie pleased Sunday with his replacement's performance.
December 4, 2015 Data on missing Malaysia plane's flight path to be re-examined as search enters new phase A panel of experts will re-examine all data gathered in the nearly two-month-old hunt for the missing Malaysia jet to ensure search crews who have been scouring a desolate patch of ocean for the plane have been looking in the right place.
December 4, 2015 Quade Cooper could get Wallaby reprieve Maverick Queensland Reds playmaker Quade Cooper is likely to see his Wallaby career resurrected under Ewen McKenzie as the new coach seeks to transform the team into a more attacking unit.
December 4, 2015 Renegades re-sign Muralitharan for Big Bash Leading Test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan on Tuesday re-signed for the Australian Big Bash League with the Melbourne Renegades, who also unveiled Test quicks Peter Siddle and James Pattinson as part of their team.
December 4, 2015 Australian mine firm guilty of Aboriginal site desecration An Australian mining firm was convicted on Friday of desecrating a sacred outback Aboriginal site in a landmark ruling protecting the beliefs of the beleaguered minority in the country.
December 4, 2015 Assange blames Manning, Snowden for WikiLeaks Party chaos Julian Assange on Thursday took responsibility for the resignation of a key candidate from his WikiLeaks Party running in Australian elections, blaming his focus on Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning.
December 4, 2015 Australia newspaper criticized over obituary for 'The Thorn Birds' author Australia's largest newspaper was facing sharp criticism over its obituary of the nation's most famous author, whom it described as plain and overweight.
December 3, 2015 Sacked Arthur hits out at Watson and cricket 'egos' Sacked Australian coach Mickey Arthur Tuesday admitted he "lost" Shane Watson, while criticising the team's young players for having "big egos" while earning "obscene amounts of money".
December 3, 2015 Aussies wail over fragile batting in Ashes Australian media bemoaned another brittle top-order batting display in undermining the good work from the bowlers on a topsy-turvy opening day of the Ashes series against England.