December 5, 2015 Beale commiserates with Halfpenny Australia's Kurtley Beale said he knew how British and Irish Lions superboot Leigh Halfpenny felt after missing a long-range kick which could have won the crucial second Test and the series for the tourists.
December 5, 2015 Tuilagi returns for Lions in Rebels match England centre Manu Tuilagi will make his return from injury for the British and Irish Lions in their tour game against the Rebels in Melbourne on Tuesday.
December 5, 2015 Australian PM's support slumps ahead of election A defiant Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd warned Monday not to write him off as a new poll showed his popularity slumping barely three weeks away from elections.
December 5, 2015 Search ends for 2 Australian Carnival cruise ship passengers Two Australians plunged off a cruise ship into the ocean despite higher-than-required railings to prevent accidental falls, the cruise company said Friday as authorities called off the search for the couple missing for two days.
December 4, 2015 Embattled Australian PM says 'don't write me off' Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd warned Thursday he was a fighter who should not be written off after a debate in which election rival Tony Abbott asked: "Does this guy ever shut up?"
December 4, 2015 Police eject 'drunk' Wallaby star O'Connor from airport Australia winger James O'Connor was embroiled in more controversy Thursday after reportedly being prevented from taking a flight because he was intoxicated.
December 4, 2015 Wallabies to involve Folau more The Wallabies plan to get more of the ball to their strike weapon Israel Folau in a bid to defeat the All Blacks in this weekend's Bledisloe Cup Test, skipper James Horwill said Friday.
December 4, 2015 Wallabies dump O'Connor over airport incident Controversial winger James O'Connor was Friday dumped from the Wallabies squad for an indefinite period after he was allegedly prevented from taking a flight because he was drunk.
December 4, 2015 Australian builders unearth city fossil trove Australian builders doing roadworks have uncovered a rare urban trove of crocodile and other fossils thought to be around 50 million years old, officials said Tuesday.
December 4, 2015 Malaysian official won't rule out survivor 'miracle' as missing-jet search may be nearing black box The Malaysian defense minister said Monday that searchers have not ruled out the possibility of survivors among the 239 people missing after a Malaysia Airlines jet mysteriously disappeared after taking off from Kuala Lumpur 30 days ago.Â