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Australia's Fortescue teams up with JSW Energy for hydrogen projects

Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has signed the agreement with JSW Future Energy for collaborating on hydrogen mobility, green ammonia and their industrial applications in India.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australia wins gold in women's, men's four

Australia has doubled its haul of Olympic rowing gold medals as the men's four charged to victory moments after the Aussie women claimed their gold.

Olympics: Siblings in rivalry, Hayward brothers from Australia, New Zealand

Brothers have played together at the Olympics from the days of Dhyan Chand and Roop Singh, who represented India in the 1932 and 1936 Olympics

Aussie swimmer McKeown breaks Olympic record to win women's 100m backstroke

Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown claimed the women's 100m backstroke gold in an Olympic record time of 57.47 seconds at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Tuesday.

Australia state declares emergency over Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney

An Australian state government on Friday declared an emergency due to a Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney

Australia shocks Argentina 2-0 in men's Olympic soccer

Two-time Olympic men's soccer champion Argentina was stunned 2-0 by Australia in their opening game at the Tokyo Games on Thursday. In its first Olympic game since 2008, Australia took the lead through Lachlan Wales' tap-in the 14th minute at the Sapporo Dome. Marco Tilio secured the victory in the 80th, just a minute after coming off the bench. Australia is top of Group C ahead Egypt and Spain, who drew 0-0 in the other game. The Argentines won Olympic gold in 2004 and 2008. Australia's best showing was fourth place in 1992.

Australia's Olympic chief, leader in spat after Brisbane gets 2032 nod

Australia's highest-ranking Olympic official and current premier of state of Queensland where the 2032 Summer Games will be held have put an early test to old adage that sports and politics don't mix

US closely monitoring trade situation between Australia and China: USTR

United States is closely monitoring the trade situation between China and Australia, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai has said

Australian regulator to probe Amazon.com, eBay and other online markets

The Australian antitrust regulator on Thursday kicked off an inquiry into local units of Amazon.com Inc, eBay Inc and other online markets to ensure fairness in a sector where sales have soared

Japanese envoy to Australia says Tokyo 'struggles every day' with China

Japan's relationship with China was no better than notoriously strained Sino-Australian relations, the Japanese ambassador to Australia said on Wednesday

Japan tops Australia in softball as delayed Tokyo Olympic Games open

Host Japan got off to a winning start when the Tokyo Olympics got underway after a one-year delay, beating Australia 8-1 on Wednesday in softball behind 39-year-old pitcher Yukiko Ueno

Australian Olympic equestrian rider suspended after positive cocaine test

Australian equestrian rider Jamie Kermond has been provisionally suspended just days before Tokyo Olympic Games for returning a positive drug test for cocaine

World Coronavirus dispatch: Delta variant accounts for 83% of US cases

UK suffers worst death toll in months, Delta variant accounts for 83 per cent of US cases, Virus spread grows in France

Australian Olympic Committee to send largest ever contingent to Tokyo

Australian Olympic Committee has added 16 athletes to its contingent, making it Australia's largest ever team for an Olympic Games on foreign soil

China hits Australian industries with economic sanctions amid souring ties

China has hit several Australian industries with economic sanctions as part of punishment over Canberra's criticism of Beijing blocking investigations into origin of pandemic

Adviser Glass Lewis flags risks from Adani 'unconscionable conduct'

Glass Lewis has recommended shareholders vote against reelection of a member of Adani Enterprises' risk committee after a court criticised "unconscionable conduct" in its Australian port business

Sydney Airport target of $16.7 bn bid from infrastructure investors

The proposal comes as record-low interest rates prompt pension funds and their investment managers to chase higher yields.

Australia to send second largest athletes team to Tokyo Olympics since 2004

Australia will send 472 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics, the second-largest team sent overseas by the country since the 2004 Athens Games

Facebook set to finance regional Australia newspaper 'innovation fund'

Terms of the deal including time frame, the amount of money and how it will be divided or spent were not disclosed

Once a Covid-hero, how Australia transformed into a vaccine laggard?

Australia is ahead of only near neighbour New Zealand among the 38 OECD nations in administering doses