For four nights, Melbourne’s infamous ‘alternative place of detention’ for migrants became his abode: no tennis courts, no swimming pool and no leaving
Here are the implications the Australian fires might have on tennis players as they gear up for the first grand slam of the new decade
Pell had been trying to overturn the verdicts and six-year sentence for sexually assaulting two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s
Cardinal George Pell, found guilty earlier this year on five counts including oral rape and molestation, will begin his appeal against the convictions
The Vatican finance chief has become the highest-ranked Catholic ever to be sent to trial over historic sex offences
Defending champion Novak Djokovic battled past Rafael Nadal in an epic, five-set Australian Open final which clocked in at five hours and 53 minutes.
Rafael Nadal has once again proved Roger Federer’s Grand Slam nemesis, beating the Swiss great to reach the Australian Open final.
Red Bull’s driver Mark Webber expressed his growing impatience with questions about his personal relationship with team-mate Sebastian Vettel.
Melbourne Rebels coach Rod Macqueen has demanded more aggression from his forwards as the team prepare to meet the Sharks.
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/ 18 February 2011
The Waratahs gave the Melbourne Rebels a rude welcome to Super rugby on Friday, running in seven tries in a ruthless 43-0 trouncing.
Defending champion Roger Federer enjoyed a record 57th win at the Australian Open on Friday as former winner Justine Henin was defeated.
Rafael Nadal brushed off qualifier Ryan Sweeting on Thursday as women’s favourite Kim Clijsters also sped into the Australian Open third round.
Reigning champion Roger Federer was taken to five gripping sets by French nemesis Gilles Simon on Wednesday.
Venus Williams battled through injury to reach the Australian Open third round on Wednesday as Fernando Verdasco survived a five-set thriller.
Top seed Rafael Nadal was handed an easy win at the Australian Open on Tuesday, as Kim Clijsters humiliated Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-0.
Rafa Nadal opened his Australian Open campaign with a nasty, brutish and quick demolition of Marcos Daniel on Tuesday that ended after 46 minutes.
All rounder Shane Watson conceded Australia had all but lost the Ashes on Tuesday and admitted the side’s abysmal performance in the fourth Test.
England were on the verge of retaining the Ashes after feeble Australian batting left the fourth Melbourne Test at their mercy on Tuesday.
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/ 27 December 2010
Jonathan Trott posted his third century in five Ashes Tests to take England closer to a historic series victory in the fourth Test against Australia.
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/ 27 December 2010
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting was fined 40% of his match fee by the ICC on Monday after clashing heatedly with the match umpires.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting’s frustration over a TV referral decision boiled over into an ugly row with umpire Aleem Dar.
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/ 25 January 2010
Venus Williams continued her domination of Francesca Schiavone on Monday, coming back from a set down to defeat the Italian 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.
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/ 23 January 2010
World number one Serena Williams exudes a supreme confidence on the tennis court that could be deemed as a sign of an intense ruthless streak.
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/ 13 January 2010
Australian World Cup winning coach Rod Macqueen has been lured out of retirement to take over as the first coach of Melbourne’s new Super 15 franchise
The front-running Northern Bulls have New Zealand’s Otago Highlanders in their sights in this weekend’s Super 14 round.
Fernando Alonso expects a tight battle at the opening race of the Formula One season in Melbourne this weekend.
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/ 13 February 2009
Australian authorities charged a man on Friday with arson causing death in connection with one of a swarm of wildfires that killed hundreds of people.
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/ 8 February 2009
The death toll in a massive Australian bush fire rose to 84 on Sunday, making it the deadliest bush fire in Australian history, police said.
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/ 3 February 2009
An Australian man was caught with two live pigeons stuffed in his trousers as he got off a flight from the Middle East, authorities said on Tuesday.
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/ 30 January 2009
Southeastern Australia faced chaos on Friday, as a heatwave fanned fires that destroyed homes, claimed lives and strained services.
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/ 29 January 2009
Dinara Safina overpowered her fellow Russian, Vera Zvonareva, 6-3 7-6 on Thursday to join Serena Williams in the final of the Australian Open.
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/ 29 January 2009
Serena Williams eased to an emphatic 6-3 6-4 victory over Elena Dementieva to advance to a fourth Australian Open final on Thursday.