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Australia humiliated by Ecuador in Davis Cup qualifier

Tennis - Davis Cup - Qualifiers - Ecuador v Australia - Quito Tenis y Golf Club, Quito, Ecuador - February 8, 2026 Ecuador's Gonzalo Escobar and Diego Hidalgo before their doubles match against Australia's Rinky Hijikata and Jordan Thompson. REUTERS/Cristina Vega

The week in Asian football

Israeli President Herzog begins Australia trip at site of Bondi Beach attack

Israel's President Isaac Herzog will be seeking to console Australia’s Jewish community in the wake of the anti-semitic gun attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach last December.

Australia’s opposition coalition reunites after split over hate laws

The anti-hate laws were backed by the Liberal Party but opposed by some National Party senators.

Field Notes from Sydney

‘It’s not going to be me’: Despite risks of shark attacks, Sydney beachgoers still catch the waves

Mr Greg Littrich, 58, from the Sydney beach-side suburb of Coogee, said he has been upset by the spate of shark attacks in January 2026 but this had not prevented him from swimming. PHOTO: JONATHAN PEARLMAN

Snowboard-Australian James keeps plans under wraps as he chases first gold

Snowboarding - FIS Freestyle World Championships - Men's Halfpipe - St Moritz, Switzerland - March 29, 2025 Australia's Scotty James during the Men's Halfpipe training REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

‘Mrs Doubtfire’: Late British Queen’s image on new Australian coins ridiculed

A photo of the coins was posted on Facebook by the Royal Australia Mint on Feb 2.

Police identify suspect in disappearance of Australian boy

This undated handout photo received on January 7, 2026 from South Australia Police shows four-year-old Gus Lamont, who was reported missing in late September 2025 from his family's farm at Oak Park Station near Yunta, in the outback north of Adelaide. The baffling disappearance of a fair-haired, little boy from a remote Australian farm has been declared a "major crime", with detectives pointing the finger at someone in his home. (Photo by Handout / SOUTH AUSTRALIA POLICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / SOUTH AUSTRALIA POLICE" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Wallabies boss Schmidt will not 'swap sides' to take on All Blacks role

Rugby Union - Autumn Internationals - France v Australia - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - November 22, 2025 Australia head coach Joe Schmidt before the match REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Three dead in light plane crash off South Australia coast: Police

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