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For many New Zealanders, the Australian magpie is a familiar, if sometimes vexing, sight. Introduced from Australia in the 1860s, magpies are known for their territorial dive-bombing during nesting season, which has cemented their reputation as an unwelcome import.

The whales migrate from feeding grounds in Antarctica to breeding areas off Australia’s coast in the winter

Officials from the Australian Football League recently flew into Ireland to explore the potential for a return of the International Rules series.

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When tennis legend Serena Williams retired in 2022, she stated:

Australian surfer Molly Picklum has a chance to take over the rankings lead when competition finally gets under way in Brazil.

End of an era.

In Raeden Richardson’s debut novel, The Degenerates, displacement and travel feature within the lives of aspiring outcasts in the wildly disparate cities of Bombay (Mumbai’s colonial precursor), in Melbourne’s inner-city lanes and southwest suburbs, and in downtown New York.

Australia is doubling down in resisting US pressure for its allies to lift defence spending, as retaliation is promised for nations refusing to comply.