Belinda Snell won a championship with the Phoenix Mercury in 2007, and after that, she represented her country in the Olympics.

Defence Minister Richard Marles said Australia was "very self-critical" as it looked to address challenges, including skilling its workforce, for the AUKUS nuclear submarine programme, ahead of AUKUS defence ministers meeting in Washington.

But the growing draw of Ms Hanson’s party also relates to dysfunction and infighting inside Australia’s centre-right opposition, which is making it harder for more sophisticated diagnoses of Australia’s problems to be heard.

SYDNEY, Australia >> The first climate migrants to leave the remote Pacific island nation of Tuvalu have arrived in Australia, hoping to preserve links to their sinking island home, foreign affairs officials said today.

Australia said on Tuesday it had struck a A$1.4 billion ($930 million) contract with Boeing Defence Australia for six operational Ghost Bat drones for the Australian Defence Force, after conducting the first live weapon test on an aerial target.

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A tense exchange unfolded on the final day at the Gabba, with both players trading verbals as Archer unleashed deliveries exceeding 93mph. However, it was Smith who had the last word, hooking the fast bowler for six before hitting the winning runs off Gus Atkinson.

The Australian Olympic Committee announced a tranche of A$50 million ($33.34 million) in new funding for athletes ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics on Thursday, including retirement grants for Olympians and cash awards to help athletes return to elite competition after having children.