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FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2020, file photo, a shopping center is sparsely attended in Sydney. Australia's economy grew by 3.3% in the third quarter, rebounding from its first recession in nearly three decades as it recovered from pandemic-related shocks, according to figures released Wednesday, Dec. 2.(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

Australia bounces out of recession as economy grows 3.3%

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during a media stand-up on her way to Question Time at Parliament, in Wellington, New Zealand Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. New Zealand has joined Australia in denouncing a graphic tweet posted by a Chinese official that shows a fake image of a grinning Australian soldier holding a bloodied knife to a child’s throat. (Mark Mitchell/NZ Herald via AP)

New Zealand joins Australia in denouncing China’s tweet

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2020, file photo, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison reviews an honor guard during a ceremony ahead of a meeting at Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's official residence in Tokyo. Morrison said Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, a tweet by a Chinese official which shows a fake image of an Australian soldier appearing to slit a child's throat is “truly repugnant.&quot; (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Australian leader calls China’s graphic tweet ‘repugnant’

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

In this Feb. 29, 2012, file photo a shopper looks over the wine at King &amp; Godfree, one of Australia's oldest licensed grocery stores in, Melbourne, Australia. China on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, began investigating whether Australia is dumping wine in a trade dispute that further strains relations between the countries and could shut the biggest export market for Australian wine. (AP Photo/Mal Fairclough, FILE)

China slaps 200% tax on Australia wine amid tensions

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

In this frame grab from Iranian state television video aired Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, is seen in Tehran, Iran. Iran has freed Moore-Gilbert, who has been detained in Iran for more than two years, in exchange for three Iranians held abroad, state TV reported Wednesday. (Iranian State Television via AP)

Academic detained in Iran for 2 years returns to Australia

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In this Feb. 3, 2020, file photo, Serbia's Novak Djokovic holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after defeating Austria's Dominic Thiem in the men's singles final of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. The political leader of Australia's Victorian state says Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, despite &quot;incredibly complex&quot; negotiations, he is confident January's Australian Open tennis tournament will proceed. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) **FILE**

Sports minister: Australian Open ‘most likely’ to be delayed

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Australia’s A-League banking on open borders for next season

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An honor guard is formed at Defence Headquarters in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, before findings from the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Afghanistan Inquiry are released. A shocking report into war crimes by elite Australian troops has found evidence that 25 soldiers unlawfully killed 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and civilians. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Rights group, Afghan envoy want more probes into war crimes

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

In this Nov. 17, 2020, photo, Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during signing ceremony in Tokyo. On Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, China's foreign ministry has called on Australia to take action to stem worsening relations between the sides. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)

China calls for action from Australia amid worsening ties

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Premier confident Australian Open tennis will go ahead

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga bump elbows to greet prior to the official welcome ceremony at Suga's official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Morrison is in Japan to hold talks with Suga to bolster defense ties between the two U.S. allies to counter China’s growing assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

Australia, Japan to bolster defense ties amid China’s rise

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2020, file photo, Serbia's Novak Djokovic holds his trophy after defeating Austria's Dominic Thiem in the men's singles final of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. Australian Open chief executive Craig Tiley says he wants international tennis players arriving for January's first Grand Slam of 2021 to be exempt from a current 14-day hotel quarantines. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Tennis hub to be centered in Melbourne for Australian Open

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Morrison announced a new investigative agency to build criminal cases against Australian special forces suspected of committing war crimes in Afghanistan. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Australia to prosecute troops for war crimes in Afghanistan

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

In this undated photo provided by the New South Wales Police, an investigator holds a thumb drive which is part of seized material collected while investigating a major child sex abuse ring. A childcare worker and a children's soccer coach were among 16 men arrested in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia in recent months on 828 charges of sexually abusing children, producing and distributing child abuse material and bestiality, Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Justine Gough said Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. (NSW Police via AP)

Police expose global child abuse ring centered in Australia

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

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List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

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List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

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Australia could lose 2012 Olympic medal in doping case

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Wallabies edge New Zealand 24-22 to lift Tri-Nations spirits

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Moriarty Foundation, Shadeene Evans, left, stands with John Moriarty at her debut for Australia’s Young Matilda’s under-20 national women’s soccer team on March 16, 2018, in Sydney, Australia. With the support of the Moriarty Foundation, Evans went from playing for fun with her mates in the tropics of the Top End to studying at an elite sports high school in urban Sydney, catching the attention of the national women's coach, and making her way into Australia’s top-flight women’s league with Sydney FC. (Moriarty Foundation via AP)

Indigenous Football Week kicking goals in remote communities

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press