Oceania

Sport

Bookies bet on Federer to retain his Australian Open title

The world number two's bid for a 20th grand slam title will be aided by lingering injuries to top players like Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic, as well as the absences of Andy Murray and Kei Nishikori.

11/01/2018

Sport

Andy Murray has surgery on hip in bid to prolong career

Britain's former world tennis number one desperate to "just keep playing tennis" and rid himself of pain.

08/01/2018

Australia

Australia swelters in record high temperatures

Bushfires sweep across three states whipped up by high winds

07/01/2018

Australia

Kyrgios wins first ATP title on home soil

World number 21 Nick Kyrgios beat American Ryan Harrison in the final of the Brisbane International

07/01/2018

Sport

Switzerland seal third Hopman Cup title

Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic won the country's third Hopman Cup title with victory over Germany's Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber

06/01/2018

Australia

Australia raises alarm as bushfires rage out of control

Firefighters in Australia are battling dozens of blazes near Melbourne in extreme conditions as heatwave temperatures exceed 40C

06/01/2018

Sport

18-year old stuns Raonic at Brisbane

Mens' tennis continues to surprise at the start of the 2018 season.

03/01/2018

Sport

Volvo Ocean Race: Mapfre leads start of leg 4

MAPFRE leads Vestas 11th Hour Racing, Team Brunel, Turn the Tide on Plastic and Dongfeng Race Team at the start of the 4th leg

02/01/2018

Australia

'It just nosedived' - witnesses describe fatal Sydney sea plane crash

Witnesses describe what they saw and, in some cases, how they tried to help, as a sea plane crashed into water near Sydney, killing all six on board.

02/01/2018

Australia

Watch: Barge explodes during New Year's Eve fireworks display

Video shot by revellers shows the moment a fireworks barge exploded.

01/01/2018

Australia

Compass CEO among six killed in Sydney plane crash

The company operating the seaplane said the weather on Sunday had been benign and the pilot "extremely experienced".

01/01/2018

Australia

Six people dead after tourist seaplane crashes in Sydney

The aircraft was returning a party of five from a restaurant in northern Sydney when it crashed into the water.

31/12/2017

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Two people arrested after a car drives into pedestrians in Melbourne

Twelve people have been taken to hospital after a car ploughs into a busy Melbourne inter-section, packed with holiday shoppers.

21/12/2017

Australia

Melbourne car ramming 'deliberate'—but no terror link, say police

Police have arrested a man in Melbourne, Australia after a vehicle collided with a number of pedestrians

21/12/2017

No Comment

Massive hailstones wreak havoc in Melbourne

A shower of "golf-ball" sized hailstones caused damage when they fell on Melbourne

20/12/2017

Australia

Australian police arrest man suspected North Korean economic agent

Choi Han Chan, 59, is charged with brokering the sale of ballistic missile components and coal in order to boost the sanctioned North Korean regime's struggling economy.

17/12/2017

Australia

Call to end Catholic celibacy in Australia

Uncovering serious failings across institutions, an Australian inquiry into child abuse recommends the Catholic Church remove its requirement for celibacy

15/12/2017

Australia

Australia: paedophiles' 'passports confiscated'

Under new laws, child sex offenders are no longer able to travel freely out of Australia.

13/12/2017

Australia

Watch: Australian ambassador to France proposes to partner

The Australian ambassador to France popped the question in a video posted on social media

08/12/2017

Australia

South Australia unveils world's largest lithium-ion battery to feed it

The world's biggest lithium ion battery, built by Tesla, has been switched on to help solve South Australia's chronic power problems.

01/12/2017

Australia

Australian Senators approve same-sex marriage law

Australia's Senate passes same-sex marriage law, dismissing conservative efforts to let religious objectors refuse to provide wedding services to gay couples

29/11/2017

Fiji

Fiji prepares for 'climate refugees'

Fiji moves entire villages inland as sea levels rise.

17/11/2017

New Zealand

Feline sad: internauts mourn death of prime minister’s cat

Jacinda Ardern's ginger moggy was hit by a car.

08/11/2017

New Zealand

Jacinda Ardern sworn in as new PM of New Zealand

New Zealand swears in Jacinda Ardern.

26/10/2017

World

Try and you shall succeed: New Zealand rugby players on winning the Princess of Asturias Award for Sport

Former members of the world's most-feared international rugby squad speak with Euronews about cups, competitions and concussions after receiving the Princess of Asturias Award for Sports 2017.

24/10/2017

New Zealand

Jacinda Ardern is to be the New Zealand prime minister

After an inconclusive result in the New Zealand elections, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters held the power

19/10/2017