Rassie van der Dussen smashed an unbeaten 94 as South Africa beat England by 10 runs but failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday.

T20 World Cup, Group 1: South Africa exit, England and Australia enter semis

Australia were once a dominant force in world cricket. They had completed a hat-trick of ODI World Cup titles in 2007 after winning the trophy in consecutive editions in 1999, 2003 and 2007.

England are leading the way but Australia can be best team in the world, says coach Justin Langer

A new species of frog has been discovered in the Gondwana rainforests world heritage area in northern New South Wales. It is one of the only two in Australia, which are known to carry its tadpoles on its body.

Rare tadpole-carrying frog’s new species discovered in Australia

In what has been deemed as a "magnificent milestone" by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the country has reached an inoculation rate of 80 per cent for those aged 16 and older.

'Magnificent milestone': Australia to soon become one of world's most vaccinated countries

Saltwater crocodiles in Australia's northern territories are rebounding in numbers since the species were almost hunted to extinction in the late 20th century. Scientists are now analysing the hatchlings' DNA and looking at why these crocs are moving closer to bustling areas.

Saltwater crocodiles nests discovered in Darwin and Palmerston

Australia has postponed a one-off test match with Afghanistan. The decision was taken amid concerns about women's cricket under the Taliban. Palki Sharma tells you how Australia is taking a stand against the Taliban.

Gravitas: Cricket Australia calls off test match with Afghanistan

A British backpacker who spent her time in Australia as a waiter in Sydney has won a case against the government-imposed “backpacker’s tax”. The highest court of Australia ruled in favour of Catherine Addy on Wednesday as the tax was found to be discriminatory.

British woman fights Australia's 'Backpacker's tax' in highest court

Four-year-old Cleo Smith, who went missing from an Australian outback campsite 18 days ago has been found and returned to her parents. According to authorities, the Australian police rescued her from a locked house.

Watch: Heartwarming moment when four-year-old Australian girl was found alive after 18-day hunt

France's ambassador to Australia, Jean-Pierre Thebault, said on Wednesday that Australia acted with deceit when it abruptly cancelled a multi-billion dollar deal with Paris to build a fleet of submarines.

French ambassador accuses Australia of deceit over submarine deal

There have been tears, cheers and hugs at Sydney's international airport after Australia's border opened for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tears, cheers and hugs at Sydney airport as Australians return home

The national medical body of Australia has legally recognised two made in India COVID-19 vaccines (Covaxin and Covishield), which are used across the world but not in Australia, opening the way for Indian tourists in the coming months.

Australia now formally recognises two made in India vaccines Covaxin and Covishield

For the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia has eased its international border restrictions on Monday, allowing some of its vaccinated public to travel freely and many families to reunite.

Australia eases international border restrictions for first time in pandemic

Australia's international border reopened on Monday almost 600 days after a pandemic closure began, sparking emotional scenes at Sydney airport as loved ones reunited.

Emotional reunions at Sydney airport as Australia lifts travel ban

After 590 days of the country's international borders being blocked, fully vaccinated Australians may finally go overseas without a visa. After months of limitations during the coronavirus epidemic, the most severe restrictions on foreign travel will be lifted starting today.

Australia is reopening to the world after 590 days of restricted access

French President Emmanuel Macron has accused Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison of lying to him over an abandoned $90 billion submarine deal.

French President Macron accuses Aussie PM Morrison of lying over submarine deal

A report by an Indo-Australian industry body said on Friday that the two nations and their respective industries can deeply collaborate in the fields of Agri tech, E-commerce and retail tech, Fin tech, Health Tech, Ed Tech, Cybersecurity, R&D and others.

Report recommends six sectors for greater Indo-Australian cooperation 

Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city which has endured nearly nine months of lockdowns since the start of the pandemic, saw people flocking to shops and gigs for the first time in months on Saturday as public health curbs eased.

Australia's Melbourne back to the races, shops as vaccination rate hits 80%

A regulator in Australia has said that it wants Google to give option to users to use search engine of their choice through a 'choice screen'. This is being looked at as a step to challenge Google's monopoly of the search market.

Australia wants Google to make alternative search engines available on smartphones

As price increases became more broad-based, Australian core inflation sped to its fastest annual pace since 2015 in the September quarter. It's a major surprise that led markets to price in earlier hikes in interest rates.

Australia core inflation jumps to six-year high in Q3

A team of engineers at Australia's University of Newcastle and have developed a patented thermal block material, which its inventors hope can be used to ease the transition away from coal-fired power.

Australian engineers patent thermal slab to store renewable energy

"I'm a footballer and I'm gay," A-League's Adelaide United midfielder Josh Cavallo revealed on Wednesday (October 27) that he was gay. He became the first openly homosexual footballer to come out while still playing in the Australian league.

Watch: A-League player comes out as gay, releases emotional video: 'It's OK to be gay and play football'

On Tuesday, indigenous residents of the low-lying Australian island of Torres Strait filed a landmark lawsuit against the Australian government. The lawsuit is aimed at forcing the government to take steps to protect the islanders from climate change, by imposing deeper cuts on carbon emissions so as to combat the climate crisis.

Australian indigenous islanders file lawsuit against government, demand climate action

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces a much-delayed pledge to meet the 2050 net-zero emissions target ahead of a landmark UN climate summit. Widely seen as a climate laggard, Australia is one of the world's largest coal and gas exporters.

Climate holdout Australia sets 2050 net zero emissions target

Australia, long under fire as one of world's top producers of coal and gas, said it will target net zero carbon emissions by 2050, but added it will not legislate the goal and instead rely on consumers and companies to drive emission reductions.

Australia adopts target of net zero emissions by 2050 but won't legislate goal

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