December 22, 2015 Man walks 25 miles to get help after pregnant woman becomes trapped in floodwaters A man walked 25 miles to get help after his car, with a heavily pregnant woman inside, got stranded by floods in a remote part of Australia.
December 12, 2015 Smith has last Ashes laugh on England: press Steve Smith, once the butt of the England team's jokes, had the last laugh as Australia started and finished well in the second Ashes Test, newspapers said on Friday.
December 12, 2015 Jamie Roberts recovers early to repay Lions faith Recalled centre Jamie Roberts feared an early bad injury had ended his tour, but three weeks on he will be battling on Saturday to earn the Lions their first series win in 16 years.
December 12, 2015 Quade Cooper back in Wallabies squad Quade Cooper was recalled to the Wallabies squad on Friday as new coach Ewen McKenzie ended the ill-fated James O'Connor fly-half experiment for next month's Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup Tests.
December 12, 2015 Black flag held by Sydney siege hostages bears Islamic message of faith The flag held by hostages against the window of a Sydney cafe in television pictures beamed around the world is not directly associated with the Islamic State group, but has been co-opted by other jihadist organizations, Australian media reported Monday.Â
December 12, 2015 Jockey dies after fall in Australia Australia's horse-racing community was reeling on Tuesday after jockey Simone Montgomerie died after falling during a race at the Darwin Cup meeting.
December 12, 2015 Double-O heaven as Lions celebrate with Bond James Bond actor Daniel Craig brought a little stardust -- and champagne -- to the British and Irish Lions' celebrations as they finally ended a 16-year Test series drought on Saturday.
December 12, 2015 Australian gambling tycoon Packer splits from wife Australian billionaire James Packer and his second wife Erica Baxter have announced their separation after six years of marriage.
December 12, 2015 Rudd's return revives Australia's Labor: poll The dramatic return of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has delivered his flagging Labor party a six-percentage-point bounce, according to polls that also showed him as preferred leader over Tony Abbott.
December 12, 2015 Australian PM launches discrimination inquiry The government of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard asked the Human Rights Commission to launch an inquiry into the treatment of women in the workplace, marking a return to the vexed issue of gender equality.