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Australian Open to allow ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ shirts after backlash
Tennis Australia, which organises the Australian Open, reiterated its long-standing policy on Monday of “not allowing banners, signs or clothing that are commercial or political”.
Matildas to get equal pay
Australia’s women footballers will earn the same as the Socceroos in a groundbreaking new deal
Folau to fight on after missing sacking appeal deadline
The star fullback was on Friday given 72 hours to appeal, which would have triggered another hearing with a new three-person panel
High-stakes Folau homophobia hearing extended to third day
Israel Folau’s high-stakes code of conduct hearing was Sunday extended to a third day after a weekend stalemate
Folau handed sack notice over anti-gay comments
Folau posted on Instagram: "Drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolators — Hell awaits you."
India mop up Australia tail, take 2-1 Test series lead
India, the world’s top-ranked nation, are now zeroing in on a first-ever series win Down Under in Sydney later this week
Warner asked me to tamper with ball, says Bancroft
Bancroft was seen using sandpaper to try to rough up the ball in the Cape Town Test in March
India end 10-year win drought in Australia first Test nail-biter
Rishabh Pant made history by matching the record 11 catches in a Test currently held by England’s Jack Russell and South Africa’s AB de Villiers
Cricket Australia rules out cutting ball-tampering bans
The scandal, which rocked the sport, had far-reaching consequences in Australia
Cricket Australia chairman quits after ball-tampering outcry
David Peever quit Thursday after coming under intense pressure over a ball-tampering scandal
Defiant Australia PM refuses to ‘give in to bullies’
Malcolm Turnbull has accused Peter Dutton and his supporters of intimidation in a crisis that snowballed from Monday
Australian PM urges unity after surviving leadership challenge
Embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull narrowly survived a leadership challenge as discontent with his rule boiled over
Australian archbishop gets 12 months for concealing child abuse
The Adelaide archbishop was found guilty in May of concealing abuse by notorious paedophile priest Jim Fletcher during the 1970s
Australian archbishop guilty of concealing child sex abuse
Philip Wilson was accused of concealing abuse by notorious paedophile priest Jim Fletcher in the Hunter region of New South Wales
Struggling Djokovic out but Federer into quarters
The Serb, who was returning from six months out with an elbow injury, was clearly in pain as his hopes of a seventh Melbourne Park title were dashed