Australia

Latest Stories

Women hold signs outside housing commission apartments under lockdown in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday, July 6, 2020. The leader of Australia’s most populous state says her government’s decision to close its border with hard-hit Victoria state marks a new phase in the country’s coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

Australia to shut state border as Melbourne infections surge

By Andy Brownbill and Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

A couple hold a banner as thousands gather at a rally supporting the Black Lives Matter and Black Deaths in Custody movements in Sydney, Sunday, July 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Thousands rally at Black Lives Matter protests in Australia

Associated Press

Scuba diver killed in Australia shark attack

Associated Press

Australian rugby back on the field after 3 1/2-month hiatus

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, June 19, 2020. Australia is under increasing cyberattack from a “sophisticated state-based cyber actor,” Morrison said Friday. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image)

Wary of China, Australia to boost defense dollars

By Anna Dollar - The Washington Times

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during the launch of the 2020 Defence Strategic Update in Canberra, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Morrison is announcing 270 billion Australian dollars ($190 billion) in additional defense spending over the next decade which will include long-range missiles and warned that the post-pandemic world will become more dangerous.(Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Australia plans $190 billion defense boost over decade

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Australian national news agency sold in binding agreement

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Felise Kaufusi of the Storm, center, celebrates with players after scoring a try during the Round 6 NRL match between Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm, in Sydney, Friday, June 19, 2020. A match in Australia’s National Rugby League between the Melbourne Storm and New Zealand Warriors due to be played on Friday has been moved from Melbourne to Sydney because of a spike in coronavirus cases in the state of Victoria. (Craig Golding/AAP Image via AP)

COVID-19 spike in 1 Australian state stalls sports’ restart

Associated Press

New South Wales state opposition lawmaker Shaoquett Moselmane arrives at his home in Sydney, Australia June 26, 2020. Moselmane said on Monday, June 29 he was not a suspect in a police investigation into unnamed people advancing China’s goals in Australia, days after his home and office were searched by police. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)

Australian lawmaker says he isn’t a suspect in China probe

By ROD MCGUIRK - Associated Press

Australia, New Zealand to co-host 2023 Women’s World Cup

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Felise Kaufusi of the Storm, center, celebrates with players after scoring a try during the Round 6 NRL match between Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm, in Sydney, Friday, June 19, 2020. A match in Australia’s National Rugby League between the Melbourne Storm and New Zealand Warriors due to be played on Friday has been moved from Melbourne to Sydney because of a spike in coronavirus cases in the state of Victoria. (Craig Golding/AAP Image via AP)

All Blacks, Kangaroos discuss union, league hybrid match

Associated Press

The Sydney Opera House is illuminated in support of Australia and New Zealand's joint bid to host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, in Sydney, Thursday, June 25, 2020. Australia and New Zealand will co-host the Women's World Cup in 2023, with the following edition possibly set to take place just two years later. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)

Women’s World Cup heads to a welcome Down Under in 2023

By STEVE McMORRAN and DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

Landmarks to highlight Australia-New Zealand World Cup bid

Associated Press

In this photo taken June 19, 2020, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, fourth left, poses with other players at a tournament in Zadar, Croatia. Novak Djokovic has tested positive for the coronavirus after taking part in a tennis exhibition series he organized in Serbia and Croatia. (AP Photo/Zvonko Kucelin)

Pro tennis set to resume in Australia after lockdown

Associated Press

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 25, 2019, file photo, Japan players embrace ahead of the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the Netherlands and Japan at Roazhon Park, in Rennes, France. The Japan Football Association is expected to pull out of bidding for the 2023 Women’s World Cup, according to a report by Japanese news agency Kyodo on Monday, June 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Australia-NZ favored for 2023 Women’s WCup after Japan quits

By GRAHAM DUNBAR and ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Phoenix gets OK to move to Australia, finish A-League season

Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, June 19, 2020. Australia is under increasing cyberattack from a “sophisticated state-based cyber actor,” Morrison said Friday. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image)

Australian leader says unnamed state increasing cyberattacks

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

In this June 3, 2020, photo, containers are loaded onto a ship for export at Lyttelton Port near Christchurch, New Zealand. Both Australia and New Zealand announced Wednesday they are starting free-trade talks with the United Kingdom, as each country seeks to rekindle a trading relationship that was severely tested nearly 50 years ago. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Down Under sets aside historic acrimony in UK trade talks

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 18, 2020, file photo, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne comments in Penrith, Australia. Foreign Minister Payne says China and Russia are using anxiety around the coronavirus pandemic to undermine Western democracies by spreading disinformation online. Payne said Tuesday, June 17, 2020, in a university speech that the disinformation contributed to a “climate of fear and division” when the world needed cooperation and understanding. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

Australia accuses China and Russia of virus disinformation

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press