07 May 2013 12:00 - Sapa-AFP Gigantic animals that once roamed Australia were mostly extinct by the time humans arrived, a new study has shown.
16 Apr 2013 11:45 - Alister Doyle Scientists are struggling to explain a slowdown in climate change that defies a rise in global greenhouse gas emissions.
15 Apr 2013 06:22 - Ian Ransom Newly crowned Masters champion Adam Scott has ended Australia's wait for an Augusta win after sinking a birdie putt on the second extra hole.
03 Apr 2013 10:50 - Damian Carrington The heatwaves, flooding and bush fires striking Australia have already been intensified by climate change and are set to get worse, says a new report.
06 Feb 2013 09:02 - AFP Two ministers in Australia have admitted to staying at a ski lodge owned by a man at the centre of a mounting corruption scandal in the country.
29 Jan 2013 10:39 - Guardian Reporter Leader of Australia Julia Gillard's face is said to have turned to stone when partner Tim Mathieson made a bigoted joke at an official reception.
26 Jan 2013 14:58 - Dennis Passa Victoria Azarenka has won a scrappy final against Li Na to successfully defend her Australian Open title and retain the world number one ranking.
15 Jan 2013 08:23 - Sapa-AFP New research shows ancient Indians migrated to Australia and mixed with Aborigines 4 000 years ago, bringing the dingo's ancestor with them.
10 Jan 2013 16:49 A Free Syrian Army fighter feeds a stray cat, heart-shaped flags fly at India's Kite festival and a wildfire rages in Australia, as the new year gets underway.
08 Jan 2013 13:38 - Rob Taylor Australian fire crews have been battling hundreds of wildfires and powerful, hot outback winds forcing hundreds to be evacuated out of their homes.
26 Dec 2012 07:46 - Ian Ransom Sri Lanka's disappointing innings in the opening day of their Test against Australia has dampened Kumar Sangakkara's achievement of 10 000 Test runs.
19 Dec 2012 10:05 - AFP Australia will formally apologise for the forced adoption of tens of thousands of babies born mostly to unmarried mothers between the 1950s and 1970s.
15 Dec 2012 09:24 - Nick Mulvenney Mike Hussey scored an unbeaten 115 to drive Australia towards a declaration at 450 for five on the second day of the first test against Sri Lanka.
26 Nov 2012 08:35 - Ian Ransom Faf du Plessis hit an inspirational century as South Africa drew against Australia in the second Test, ending on 248-8 in a nail-biting finish.
21 Nov 2012 09:52 - Sapa-AFP Australia has hailed IMF moves to count its dollar as a foreign reserve currency, though its central bank chief downplayed it as a technicality.
17 Nov 2012 18:41 - Reuters Australia showed their true colours a week after being humiliated by France in Paris eraning a deserved 20-14 victory over England at Twickenham.
09 Nov 2012 00:00 - Susan Greenwood Despite the growing interest, the organisation of ultra marathons is still rather disparate and independent races pop up all over the place.
22 Sep 2012 12:31 - Sapa-AFP A church in Victoria has revealed that at least 620 children have been abused by its clergy since the 30s, sparking a call for an independent inquiry.
15 Sep 2012 18:51 - Sapa-AFP Australia came from 13 points down to edge a spirited Argentina 23-19 in a Rugby Championship clash.
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