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Australia

Rare tornado rips through Australia town

Videos shared on social media showed the twister sweeping through a suburban neighbourhood.
Videos shared on social media showed the twister sweeping through a suburban neighbourhood.

Cosmic Crusader hands Leek 1st G1 in Turnbull Stakes

Cosmic Crusader
PHOTO:  RACING PHOTOS
Cosmic Crusader
PHOTO:  RACING PHOTOS

Brisbane 2032 logos accidentally revealed by official YouTube channel

Portions of the designs had been unveiled this week during a teaser campaign across Queensland, with the full picture set to be revealed on Oct 5.
Portions of the designs had been unveiled this week during a teaser campaign across Queensland, with the full picture set to be revealed on Oct 5.

Several injured in Australia as car crashes into crowd north of Sydney

The driver was arrested at the scene in the city about 110km north of the New South Wales state capital Sydney.
The driver was arrested at the scene in the city about 110km north of the New South Wales state capital Sydney.

Oct 3 Turnbull Stakes form analysis

Aeliana to rise to the occasion

Horse racing: Aeliana (Damian Lane) annihilating her rivals in the Group 1 Australian Derby (2,400m) at Randwick, 5 April 2025.
Horse racing: Aeliana (Damian Lane) annihilating her rivals in the Group 1 Australian Derby (2,400m) at Randwick, 5 April 2025.

Back from the brink, Australia’s Bogong moths are again swarming the skies

The great migration of the Bogong moth was once a yearly feature of the Australian spring.
The great migration of the Bogong moth was once a yearly feature of the Australian spring.

News analysis

Pacific islands get their climate moment with pre-COP meeting, but the guest list is thin

An aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island.
An aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island.

Cancer survivor Maddinson earns Australia test call-up

‘Loud thud’: Sperm whale sinks yacht in South Pacific

This handout image taken on Sept 26 shows a yacht sinking after a sperm whale struck and cracked the hull in the remote South Pacific.
This handout image taken on Sept 26 shows a yacht sinking after a sperm whale struck and cracked the hull in the remote South Pacific.

Australia’s credit card-surcharge ban squeezes small retailers

The ban does not stop banks, card networks or payment providers from charging businesses to process transactions.
The ban does not stop banks, card networks or payment providers from charging businesses to process transactions.

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