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New Zealand slams bubble shut with Australia

New Zealand has returned to its harshest border measures of the pandemic, locking down to the rest of the world.

Australian Olympic drought ends at pool

As Australian breaststroker Zac Stubblety-Cook celebrates ending a 57-year Olympic gold drought, Kyle Chalmers is lamenting a mere 60 milliseconds.

To the editor: Australia Institute responds to criticisms

This month, the Australia Institute released State revival, a report on how state, territory and federal governments have managed COVID-19, and what that means for the federation.

Stubblety-Cook wins 200m breaststroke gold

Australia's Zac Stubblety-Cook has won the gold medal in the men's 200m breaststroke at the Tokyo Olympics.

Aussie 470 crew take Tokyo Olympics lead

Australia's crack 470 sailing team of Mat Belcher and Will Ryan have grabbed the early lead in their bid to claim gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

Hockeyroos humming with 6-0 win over China

Rosie Malone hopes the Hockeyroos' 6-0 defeat of China has "put fear in the eyes" of their gold medal rivals.

Mask-less swim stars prompt IOC reminder

The Australian Olympic Committee insist the nation's medal-winning swimmers did nothing wrong when briefly removing their masks on the podium at the Tokyo Games.

Top-ranked Fox off to flyer in Tokyo kayak

Jessica Fox has lived up to her world No.1 ranking, dominating the women's kayak slalom heats to lay down a promising marker at the Tokyo Olympics.

Post-pandemic ‘eco snacking’ on the rise

Nearly half of Aussies (49%) snacked more during lockdown last year and, because of the pandemic, half (50%) started eating healthier to boost immunity, new data shows.

Matildas fall to Sweden in dramatic loss

The Matildas have been left to rue what might have been as Sam Kerr scored a brace but had a penalty saved in a dramatic 4-2 Olympics loss to Sweden.

Aussie rowing crews in winning Games start

Australian crews have thrown down the gauntlet to their Olympic rowing rivals, winning four of the six heats they contested on day two in Tokyo.

PM hails daily jabs ‘record’ amid protests

The federal government will send thousands of extra Pfizer vaccine doses to NSW to help douse Sydney's COVID-19 outbreak, as the prime minister hails a "record day" of jabs.

Australia’s oldest man dies peacefully at 111 in Queensland

Australia's oldest man Dexter Kruger has passed away peacefully at the age of 111.

Australia considers return to Afghanistan

Australia is considering sending officials back to Afghanistan less than a month after leaving the country.

Slave keepers jailed for ‘owning’ woman

A woman who has shown no remorse, regret or sorrow for holding another woman captive as a slave for eight years will spend the same period behind bars.

Australia, US allies accuse China of hacks

Australia has joined the US in calling out China over its global hacking activities, saying it has undermined international security.

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