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Melbourne Victory fans invade the pitch during the A-League Men's soccer match between Melbourne City and the Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Australia Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. The soccer match between rivals Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory was abandoned Saturday after fans invaded the field and attacked City goalkeeper Tom Glover.(Will Murray/AAP Image via AP)

Melbourne soccer match abandoned after goalkeeper attacked

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Argentina's Lionel Messi during the World Cup group C soccer match between Poland and Argentina at the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Messi, Argentina try to avoid World Cup upset vs. Australia

By Steve Douglas - Associated Press

Australia's Milos Degenek celebrates his team victory during the World Cup group D soccer match between Australia and Denmark, at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Australia aims for World Cup ‘shock’ against Argentina

By Andrew Dampf - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron whispers to U.S. President Joe Biden following their dinner at the G7 Summit in Elmau, Germany, June 26, 2022. Macron is heading to Washington for the first state visit of Biden’s presidency—a reviving of diplomatic pageantry that had been put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Biden, Macron ready to talk Ukraine, trade in state visit

By Aamer Madhani and Sylvie Corbet - Associated Press

Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, standing at rear, speaks during a censure motion against him in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Morrison has listed his achievements in government including standing up to a &quot;bullying&quot; China as he unsuccessfully argued against being censured by the Parliament for secretly amassing multiple ministerial powers. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Australian Parliament censures former prime minister

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

Australia's fans celebrate after winning the World Cup group D soccer match between Tunisia and Australia at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Australia plays Denmark for last 16 spot at World Cup

By Andrew Dampf - Associated Press

Australia's Mitchell Duke celebrates after he scored the opening goal during the World Cup group D soccer match between Tunisia and Australia at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Australia’s emotions run high after rare World Cup win

By Andrew Dampf - Associated Press

France's Olivier Giroud celebrate after he scored during the World Cup group D soccer match between France and Australia, at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Mbappe, Giroud lead defending champion France to decisive win over Australia

By Jerome Pugmire - Associated Press

Two clownfish swim in an anemone on Moore Reef in Gunggandji Sea Country off the coast of Queensland in eastern Australia on Nov. 13, 2022. The Great Barrier Reef, battered but not broken by climate change impacts, is inspiring hope and worry alike as researchers race to understand how it can survive a warming world. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil)

Scientists try to bolster Great Barrier Reef in warmer world

By Sam McNeil - Associated Press

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas during their singles tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals, at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic set for visa to play Australian Open

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A pair of women look at the 1962 pop piece called "Campbell's Soup Cans" at the exhibition, "Andy Warhol _ From A to B and Back Again, in San Francisco on May 15, 2019. Climate protesters in Australia on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, scrawled graffiti and glued themselves to an Andy Warhol artwork depicting Campbell's soup cans but didn't appear to damage the piece because it's encased in glass. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) **FILE**

Andy Warhol’s ‘Campbell’s Soup I’ the target of latest climate protest

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Illustration on the U.S. defense of Taiwan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Will Biden defend Taiwan?

By Jed Babbin

In this July 10, 2012, file photo a B-52 bomber flies past the airfield during the Farnborough International Airshow, Farnborough, England. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

China complains after reports U.S. will send B-52 bombers to Australia

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this image taken from video, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks during a press conference, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in Canberra, Australia. Wong announced Australia has reversed a previous government's recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel's capital. (Australia Pool via AP)

Australia drops recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

Whales are stranded on Ocean Beach at Macquarie Harbour on the west coast of Tasmania of Australia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Two more whales died Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in Australia after a handful that had been refloated a day earlier stranded themselves again. About 200 pilot whales have now died from a group of about 230 that stranded themselves this week on the wild and remote west coast of Tasmania. (Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania via AP)

2 more whales die in Australia as stranding deaths reach 200

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The USNS Mercy hospital ship enters the Port of Los Angeles, March 27, 2020. The Solomon Islands government on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, asked countries to not send naval vessels to the South Pacific nation until approval processes are overhauled. The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy is currently in Honiara. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Australia says its navy can resume visits to Solomon Islands

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

The USNS Mercy hospital ship enters the Port of Los Angeles, March 27, 2020. The Solomon Islands government on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, asked countries to not send naval vessels to the South Pacific nation until approval processes are overhauled. The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy is currently in Honiara. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Solomon Islands asks navies not to send ships pending review

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

In this file photo, host Shaquille O'Neal attends Shaq's Fun House on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP) **FILE**

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal lends star power to Aussie PM’s news conference

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, announcing that the government will launch a wide-ranging inquiry aimed at preventing a prime minister from secretly amassing new ministerial powers. Albanese's predecessor Scott Morrison has been widely criticized over recent revelations that he had secretly appointed himself to five ministerial roles between March 2020 and May 2021, usually without the knowledge of the original minister. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Australia to prevent prime ministers gaining secret powers

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

Kimia Yousofi, front left, and Farzad Mansouri, of Afghanistan, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics on July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Afghanistan's flag bearer at the Tokyo 2020 Games and other prominent women's sports campaigners have been safely relocated to Australia following a year-long Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) project. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) **FILE**

Afghan Olympians resettle in Australia to start afresh

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