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Two Irish nationals among trio charged over €180k charity theft in Australia

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:02:10 GMT

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Two Irish nationals are among three business partners facing criminal proceedings in Australia after being accused of siphoning more than $180,000 in charitable funds meant for the Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation.

Patrick Kelleher, and his wife Lisa Kelleher, both originally from Ireland, along with their business partner James Keogh, are being prosecuted by NSW Fair Trading o

Punjab Kings' player Cooper Connolly chants 'Jai Bajrangbali' at Preity Zinta's request

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:31:30 GMT

Mullanpur (Punjab) [India], April 2 (ANI): On the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, Punjab Kings shared a special video featuring the team's co-owner Preity Zinta and Australian all-rounder Cooper Connolly.

In the video, 22-year-old Connolly could be seen chanting 'Jai Bajrangbali' at the request of Preity.

Notably, this video was recorded after the Punjab Kings registered their win in a thrilling match agains

Zimbabwe announces ODI series against Australia after a decade

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:31:52 GMT

Harare [Zimbabwe], April 2 (ANI): Zimbabwe Cricket has announced a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against the Australia national cricket team, scheduled to be played in September, marking the visitors' first ODI tour to the African nation in over a decade.

The series will begin on September 15, followed by the second and third matches on September 18 and 20, respectively. All games will be hosted

Fake helicopter rescue scam exposed in Nepal media

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:47:40 GMT

Tour guides on Himalayan treks reportedly defrauded several British and Australian insurance companies.

Several tour guides in Nepal ran a fake helicopter rescue racket to defraud insurance companies in Australia and the UK, The Kathmandu Post has reported.

Investigations by the paper revealed that the guides first staged a medical emergency, called in a helicopter, and checked tourists int

Do Your Part: Australia's PM Urges Citizens to Use Public Transport

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:01:00 GMT

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has delivered a rare nationwide address warning that the economic consequences of the ongoing Middle East conflict will be long-lasting, calling on citizens to help reduce pressure on fuel supplies by using public transport.

The speech, broadcast simultaneously across major television and radio networks, was compared to national addresses delivered during major crises su

Australia's Ash Gardner eyes Caribbean sweep ahead of T20WC

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:32:20 GMT

New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Australia all-rounder Ash Gardner urged her team to finish strongly as she eyes an ODI series sweep over the West Indies on Thursday ahead of this year's ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

The Aussies get the chance to make it a perfect six from six against the Caribbean side in the third and final ODI of the series in St Kitts, with the six-time T20 World Cup champions having already sw

"Looked up to him as mentor": Cooper Connolly on following in footsteps of Shaun Marsh at IPL

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:32:43 GMT

New Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 1 (ANI): Cooper Connolly opened up on his dream debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL), where he guided Punjab Kings (PBKS) to a thrilling three-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in both teams' first game of the tournament on Tuesday.

Connolly also expressed delight at following in the footsteps of his 'idol' Shaun Marsh during his IPL debut.

After PBKS restricted GT to

PBKS' Cooper Connolly joins elite IPL debut scorers with 72* vs GT

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:59:45 GMT

Mullanpur (Punjab) [India], April 1 (ANI): Australian cricketer Cooper Connolly made a sensational Indian Premier League (IPL) debut for Punjab Kings (PBKS) against Gujarat Titans in Mullanpur, scoring an unbeaten 72 and earning a spot among the league's top debut performers.

Connolly's knock ranks as the fifth-highest individual score on an IPL debut. Leading the list is Brendon McCullum, who smashed 158* for Ko

McDonald backs Green as Australia's long-term option; speaks on gigantic expectations around all-rounders

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:31:24 GMT

Melbourne [Australia], March 31 (ANI): Australian head coach Andrew McDonald has backed all-rounder Cameron Green as a long-term option for the Aussies and opened up about the expectations fans have from all-rounders.

It has been a rough few months to be Cameron Green. Marked as one of Australia's premier all-rounders for the future, Green had a disappointing Ashes outing at home, scoring just 171 runs in eight

Australia batter Jake Weatherald joins Leicestershire for County Championship stint

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:33:11 GMT

London [UK], March 31 (ANI): Australia's Ashes-winning opening batter, Jake Weatherald, has joined Leicestershire for the opening block of County Championship fixtures.

Weatherald arrives in Leicester following a landmark winter in which he made his Australian Test debut in the Ashes Test Series against England. Weatherald only made his Test debut for Australia in November last year, but the left-hander featured

West Indies fined 10% match fee after slow over-rate in first ODI vs Australia

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:32:32 GMT

New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): West Indies have been fined 10 per cent of their match fee for a slow over-rate during their first Women's ODI against Australia in St. Kitts on Friday.

Windies captain Hayley Matthews pled guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing, as per the ICC website.

The sanction was imposed by Reon King of the Emirates ICC I

American war strategy and the need for independence

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:30:00 GMT

America's increasingly flaky military strategy under successive regimes stresses the importance of Australia going its own way, suggestsWilliam Briggs.

IN LATE 2024, in the dying days of the Biden Presidency, a new military doctrine was developed. In the febrile atmosphere that envelops Washington, the then-President and all the Presidents men believed that the path to maintaining U.S. global heg

Money laundering is big business especially for banks

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Money laundering is big business but only because the banks are the partners in laundering.

The1988 UN Vienna Conventiondefined money laundering as the transfer of stolen funds for the purpose of concealing the illicit origin of the funds and assisting those involved to evade legal consequences. Money laundering involves three stages; diverting funds away from the crime, layering a trail of conce

Why the Liberals lost so badly in SA to Labor and One Nation

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:30:00 GMT

Why were the Liberals in South Australia so thoroughly demolished by Labor and also One Nation? Dr Victoria Fielding argues a seismic, generational shift is underway.

ATTIMEof publication, the Liberal Party haswon five seats in theSouth Australian electionout of 47.Labor, in a landslide,have won 34.. PHON has three and is likely to end up with four, being 77 votes ahead of the Liberals in the las

Takeaways from 2026 NFL Annual League Meeting

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:20:27 GMT

Dan Salomone

The 2026 NFL Annual League Meeting is underway in Phoenix, where coaches and executives discuss the future of the league and their respective clubs.

Here is everything you need to know:

Coach John Harbaugh

📰 At the midway point between free agency and the draft, Harbaugh said they have "started establishing what we're going to be about as a football team." Free agency is about opp

Australia's fuel supply remains strong: energy minister

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:15:06 GMT

SYDNEY, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Saturday that Australia's fuel supply "remains strong" and more petrol is getting to service stations across the country.

Providing a weekly update on fuel supply, Bowen told reporters in Sydney that Australia had about 39 days' worth of petrol, 29 days of diesel, and 30 days of jet fuel in reserve.

"The fact these figures are effe

Australian gov't rules out negotiating with U.S. on pharmaceutical tariffs

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 03:45:06 GMT

CANBERRA, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The Australian federal government will not make changes to its subsidization scheme for medications amid tariff pressure from the U.S. administration, said Mark Butler, the health minister, on Friday.

Butler told Seven Network television that Australia will not negotiate with the United States on the "fundamentals" of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), under which the federal

Polluted waters impair learning in male fish: study

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:15:16 GMT

MELBOURNE, April 2 (Xinhua) -- A common antidepressant found in rivers and streams worldwide is disrupting how fish learn, but only in males, a new study revealed Thursday.

The research by Australia's Monash University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences adds to evidence that pharmaceutical pollution is altering animal behavior in unexpected ways, a Monash University statement said.

Resear

Extreme heat linked to low birth weights: study

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:45:16 GMT

CANBERRA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Exposure to extreme heat is increasing the risk of babies being born underweight, according to new research led by Australia's Adelaide University.

The study analyzed health data from more than 85,000 mothers and babies in Pakistan, combining 10 years of birth records (2008-2017) with temperature data to assess how extreme heat affects birth weight, a statement from Adelaide Univers

Australian PM announces interest-free loans for businesses affected by rising fuel prices

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:15:22 GMT

CANBERRA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday announced the government will provide interest-free loans to fuel and supply chain businesses as the state and territories agreed to further cut the sales tax on fuel.

In a speech to the National Press Club in Canberra, Albanese said that the federal government will make one billion Australian dollars (688.3 million U.S. dollars

In the age of AI, why do Australian company boards have so few technology experts?

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:19:21 GMT

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The global economy is undergoing major transformation as artificial intelligence (AI) filters into almost every industry - reshaping business models and investment decisions.

For those who sit on a

Winter crops need to be sown - but Australia's farmers are worried about fertilisers and fuel

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:50:06 GMT

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War in the Middle East has put a spotlight on the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow sea passage through which 20% of global oil supply is shipped. But far less attention has been paid to another essential product der

Is free public transport a good idea? It depends on who gets on board

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:07:06 GMT

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Petrol prices in Australia have risen sharply over the past six weeks. In early February, prices in major cities were around 160-180 cents per litre. By mid-March, they had increased to approximately

All Chinese women through at ITTF Macao World Cup

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:17:18 GMT

MACAO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- All six Chinese women paddlers advanced from the group stage at the 2026 ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup in Macao, China on Wednesday, while on the men's side only world No. 1 Wang Chuqin and 19-year-old Wen Ruibo progressed to the last 16.

Wang Chuqin completed the group stage with two 3-0 victories to advance comfortably to the knockout draw. Against Australia's Finn Luu, the world

We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania's forests more flammable

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:41:21 GMT

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In 1967, catastrophic bushfires in Tasmania killed dozens of people - and very nearly destroyed Hobart.

A year later, W.D. Jackson, Professor of Botany at the University of Tasmania,

Vaping likely to cause cancer: Australian study

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:15:23 GMT

SYDNEY, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Nicotine-based vapes, or e-cigarettes, are likely to cause cancers of the lung and oral cavity, according to a comprehensive review led by Australian cancer researchers.

This carcinogenicity review argues vaping may cause cancer independently, beyond its role as a gateway to smoking, according to a statement from Australia's University of New South Wales (UNSW) on Tuesday.

The

Australia to ban surcharges on card payments from October

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:15:13 GMT

SYDNEY, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Australia's central bank on Tuesday announced that surcharges on credit and debit card payments on major networks will be banned from October.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said that a review of card payment costs and surcharging concluded that removing surcharges, reducing interchange fees and increasing transparency would be in the public interest and promote competition.

Australian gov't investigating social media giants for non-compliance with under-16 ban

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:45:13 GMT

CANBERRA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government said on Tuesday that it is investigating five social media platforms for failing to comply with the country's world-first social media ban for children younger than 16.

In its first report on the social media minimum age obligation, the federal government's eSafety Commissioner said on Tuesday that it has "significant concerns" about the compliance of the

Chinese paddlers take opening wins at 2026 ITTF World Cup

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:46:01 GMT

MACAO, March 30 (Xinhua) -- China had a strong start at the 2026 International Table Tennis Federation Men's and Women's World Cup in Macao as all seven paddlers, including Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, claimed victories in the first round of the group stage on Monday.

World No. 1 and defending champion Sun cruised to a 3-0 victory over Chinese Taipei's Li Yu-Jhun in their first-ever singles meeting.

"Li's

NT rock art thousands of years old sheds new light on the mysterious Tasmanian tiger

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:38:17 GMT

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Extinct animals have long fascinated people around the world - from dinosaurs, to giant kangaroos, to enormous flightless birds and almost unimaginable sea creatures.

But one of the most intriguing is the Tasmanian tiger, also known as the thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus).

These large dog-like animals

Study warns global population pushing Earth past sustainable limits

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:15:19 GMT

CANBERRA, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Humanity is living far beyond what the Earth can support, according to new research warning of increasing pressure on food, climate, and human wellbeing.

The study shows that continued growth under current patterns of consumption will intensify environmental and social challenges for communities worldwide, a statement from Australia's Flinders University said Monday.

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