Were the British really the first Europeans to sight Australia?We've long been taught that the British were the first Europeans to land on Australian waters.Popular history dictates that Australia was first visited by the Dutch in the early 17th century, and later fully explored by Captain.......
Tammy Hembrow Showcases Signature Curves In Skin Tight Jeans On InstagramSocial media queen and Kardashian-Jenner family friend Tammy Hembrow has worked hard in the gym for her incredible figure, which she frequently flaunts on her widely followed Instagram account. Just this week, Tammy showed off her signature curves again in a new post to the social media platform th....
inquisitr.com
Soaring heat causes chaos across AustraliaHot weather that broke records across parts of Australia this week left more than 200,000 properties without power in Victoria yesterday because of load shedding due to the heat.The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) ordered.......
nzherald.co.nz
Australian detained in China receives consular visit – officialBEIJING, China – The Australian embassy in Beijing was on Friday, January 25, granted consular access to Australian national Yang Jun , who is detained in China on national security grounds.
Embassy staff made a consular visit to Yang in the afternoon, according to a brief statement released b....
Australian Open Glance: A look at the women's finalMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A quick look at the Australian Open:
LOOKAHEAD TO SATURDAY
Two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova takes on U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka in the women's singles final.Read more on NewsOK.com....
NewsOK.com
Ex-player seeks FIFA help for jailed Bahrain refugee athleteBANGKOK (AP) — A former Australian soccer player campaigning to free a Bahraini refugee athlete detained in Thailand wants FIFA, the sport's governing body, to sanction the soccer associations of Thailand and Bahrain if they fail to help.
Craig Foster submitted an open letter Friday to FIFA Pre....
Djokovic and Nadal to meet in Australian Open finalNovak Djokovic crushed Lucas Pouille to reach the Australian Open final against Rafael Nadal. When they met in the 2012 finale in Melbourne, it lasted nearly six hours.....
Djokovic destroys Pouille to set up Nadal showdownA rampant Novak Djokovic completed a stunning 6-0 6-2 6-2 demolition of Lucas Pouille on Friday to storm into his seventh Australian Open final and set up a mouthwatering title match with Rafa Nadal. The six-time champion was at his devastating best in the one hour and 23 minute procession as he gav....
cyprus-mail.com
Ex-player seeks FIFA help for jailed Bahrain refugee athleteBANGKOK (AP) — A former Australian soccer player campaigning to free a Bahraini refugee athlete detained in Thailand wants FIFA, the sport's governing body, to sanction the soccer associations of Thailand and Bahrain if they fail.......
Nadal 2.0 hitting new heights at Australian OpenArmed with a new serving motion, Rafael Nadal is hitting new heights at the Australian Open. He has cruised to the final, only dropping an average of eight games per match.....
CNN
Indian Wells tennis to feature all top 75 men and womenThe BNP Paribas Open will include all of the top 75 ranked men’s and women’s players in the world, including defending champions Juan Martin del Potro and Naomi Osaka. The tournament runs March 4-17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in the Southern California desert. Del Potro skipped th....
Humans trafficked from Munambam in 2013; says accusedKochi: Humans were trafficked from Munambam to Christmas islands in Australia in 2013, saidPrabhu Dandapani, the Delhi native who is in police custody in connection with the Munambam human trafficking case. He revealed it in his statementto the police. Dandapani said that in 2013, a group of people....
Heat wave brings blackouts to Melbourne, halts play at Australian Open (V)MELBOURNE, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Scorching temperatures suspended play at the Australian Open tennis grand slam in Melbourne on Friday, expected to be the hottest day in a decade, as a week-old heat wave brought power outages and left streets bare in the business district. Firefighters went on al....
cyprus-mail.com
Energy and banks lift ASX to 10-week highThe Australian share market has closed higher on Friday on a ten-week-high thanks to strong performances by the energy and financial sectors.....
Tourism New Zealand takes cheeky swipe at MLA's New Australia-Land campaignTourism New Zealand has weighed in on the MLA's recent proposal to merge Australia and New Zealand with a cheeky website promoting New Zealand.
The site, which combines the MLA's suggested 'New Australia-Land' with Tourism New Zealand's iconic tagline to create '100% Pure New Australia-Land', featu....
Thedrum.com
AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in AsiaJapan's Naomi Osaka smiles and Spain's Rafael Nadal sweats during the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. Osaka is seeking her second Grand Slam title in the women's singles final on Saturday, while Nadal will try to earn.......
nzherald.co.nz
Australian democracy activist 'detained' in VietnamSYDNEY, Australia – A prominent Vietnamese-Australian pro-democracy activist has been detained by security services on his return to Ho Chi Minh city, colleagues in Australia told AFP on Friday, January 25.
Just days after an Australian blogger and author was arrested in China, Australian citi....
Ruthless Nadal, red-hot Kvitova reach Open finalMELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal handed rising star Stefanos Tsitsipas a tennis lesson Thursday as he drubbed him 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 in the Australian Open semi-final.Greek 14th seed Tsitsipas had enjoyed a fairytale run to his first Grand Slam last four, including a win over Roger Federer, but found Nadal in rut....
TheNews.com.pk
Russell replaces injured Smith in Multan squadLAHORE: Multan Sultans have signed West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell in place of the injured Steven Smith for the fourth edition of HBL PSL.Other notable moves at the PSL replacement draft on Thursday include Lahore Qalandars bringing in the South African pair of Hardus Viljoen and David Wiese t....
TheNews.com.pk
Dominant Australia in charge against Sri LankaBRISBANE: Some fine pace bowling from Jhye Richardson and Pat Cummins put a dominant Australia firmly in charge after the first day of the day-night Test against Sri Lanka in Brisbane on Thursday.Newcomer Richardson took three wickets and Cummins four as the home side dismissed Sri Lanka for just 14....
TheNews.com.pk
Government plans tougher anti-competition measuresThe government is considering adapting Australian competition law to improve local legislation barring anti-competitive conduct.Officials have proposed amending section 36 of the Commerce Act – which bars firms with substantial.......
nzherald.co.nz
Australian shares inch higher at openThe Australian share market has open higher after a late lift helped Wall Street close on a largely positive note, but AMP has still stumbled badly.....
TheBull.com.au
Australian share market set to edge higherThe Australian share market appears poised to open higher following a mixed overnight session on Wall Street, where trade worries continued.....
TheBull.com.au
Australian crews from BHP ships fly homeAbout 70 crew members from the last two Australian-crewed iron ore ships will start flying home after being replaced by overseas workers.....
Legco denies motion to grill ChengThe Legislative Council defeated a motion to summon Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah to explain the decision not to prosecute former chief executive Leung Chun-ying over his HK$50 million payment from Australian firm UGL.....
TheStandard.com.hk
Osaka digs deep against Pliskova to set up Kvitova finalUS Open champion Naomi Osaka staved off a fightback from Karolina Pliskova to reach her maiden Australian Open final with a 6-2 4-6 6-4 win on Thursday setting up a title clash with double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova.....
