Golovkin TKOs Geale in 3rd round
Undefeated Kazakhstani boxer Gennady Golovkin TKOed the Australian former champion Daniel Geale and finished the fight in the third round.
Australia approves huge India-backed mine
Australia has given the go-ahead to a massive coal mine in Queensland state which Environment Minister Greg Hunt said Monday could ultimately provide electricity for up to 100 million Indians.
Golovkin-Geale weight-in, KO predicted
Gennady Golovkin, WBA and IBO middleweight champion and Australia’s former world champion Daniel Geale have stepped on the scale on the eve of the highly anticipated fight in New York.
Golovkin debuts on Broadway
Gennady Golovkin, WBA and IBO middleweight champion debuted on Broadway in Rocky at Winter Garden Theatre.
Media predicts Golovkin to TKO Geale in 7th round
Media predicts Kazakhstani IBO and WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin’s victory over former-champion from Australia Daniel Geale in the fight on July 26 in New York.
Australian mogul Packer gives away $188 million
Billionaire James Packer, one of Australia's richest men, announced he was setting up a philanthropic foundation to give away Aus$200 million (US$188 million).
President Nazarbayev writes Golovkin: 2 days to Golovkin-Geale fight
Kazakhstani diplomats passed Golovkin a letter signed by President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Australian Medical Board bans prominent euthanasia doctor
Prominent Australian right-to-die doctor Philip Nitschke on Thursday vowed to continue giving advice on how to end life after the Australian Medical Board used emergency powers to suspend him.
Turkey willing to join free trade area with Customs Union
Turkey has put on the agenda an issue of establishing a free trade area with the Customs Union.
Obama calls Cameron, Merkel, Abbott
US President Barack Obama spoke by phone with the leaders of Germany, Britain and Australia to discuss how to respond to the downing of a Malaysian jetliner in eastern Ukraine.
Russia reaction to jet crash 'deeply unsatisfactory': Australia PM
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Friday called Russia's response to the downing of a Malaysian Airlines jet over Ukraine "deeply, deeply unsatisfactory".
Great white shark choked by sea lion
A great white shark that washed up on an Australian beach this week had a sea lion stuck in its throat which likely caused its death, fisheries officials said.
Some 100 on board crashed Malaysia flight were AIDS workers: reports
As many as 100 of those killed on a Malaysia Airlines plane that crashed in Ukraine were delegates heading to Australia for a global AIDS conference, unconfirmed reports said.
Australia abolishes divisive carbon tax
Australia axed a divisive carbon tax after years of vexed political debate, handing the government a key victory after it went to the polls last year vowing the levy would go.
HIV scare after Australian health worker diagnosed with virus
Australian authorities were urging 399 people in eastern Victoria state to have an HIV test after a health care worker was diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS.
Australian same-sex marriage support hits record-high: poll
Support for same-sex marriage has reached a record high in Australia, a poll showed Tuesday, as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Tony Abbott to allow a conscience vote on the issue.
Jolie to visit Nauru to check refugee facilities
Hollywood star and UN refugee envoy Angelina Jolie has accepted an invitation to visit the small island of Nauru where Australia sends asylum-seekers for processing and resettlement, the government said.
'Space junk' fireball lights up Australian sky
Australians were treated to a spectacular light show after a flaming object, believed to be space junk from a Russian booster rocket, streaked across the night sky and lit up social media.
Australian PM ribbed over 'cringe-worthy' Abe photo
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was taken to task on social media Thursday for tweeting a "cringe-worthy" photo of himself with Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe posing by a giant tyre.
Asylum-seeker mothers 'attempt suicide' to get kids to Australia
A dozen mothers in an asylum-seeker camp have reportedly attempted suicide so their children can be settled in Australia, piling pressure on Prime Minister Tony Abbott who said Wednesday he would not be morally blackmailed.
