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Mackay locked in to host first Test match

Cricket Australia has confirmed the schedule for Australia's two-match Test series against Bangladesh to be played in August.

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Darwin Test return looms in CA's 'ideal' scenario

Cricket Australia has revealed its plans for Tests against Bangladesh in 2026, including ending a 22-year wait for Darwin.

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Massive total sets up thumping Aussie ODI win

Australia's 2-431, their second-highest total in ODI history, has set-up a 276-run demolition of South Africa in the third and final match in Mackay.

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Australia rout South Africa by 276 runs in third men’s ODI – as it happened

Australia piled up the runs in Mackay, reaching 431-2 before skittling South Africa for 155 to earn victory despite losing the series

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'Outplayed' Aussies slump to Proteas ODI series loss

Australia's one-day decline has continued, with the world champions slumping to another heavy defeat to South Africa in Mackay.

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South Africa beat Australia by 84 runs in second men’s ODI to win series – as it happened

Over-by-over report: The hosts were beaten by 84 runs as South Africa took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the one-day series

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Plan to extend Queensland coalmine would bulldoze ‘critical’ koala habitat

Glencore says it is working with state and federal governments to minimise the impact of flora and fauna in the 680ha area west of Mackay

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Aussie skipper makes bright return after six months out

National captain Alyssa Healy has made an impressive return to international cricket, scoring a breezy 27 to kick off Australia A's win over India A in Mackay.

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Three teenagers killed in Queensland crash while attempting to overtake truck

Two men and a woman, all aged 19, died at the scene in Mackay after a late night crash involving multiple vehicles

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Detection of fire ants in Queensland 800km from closest infestation sparks fury over gaps in eradication funding

Businesses and industry urged to stay alert after invasive species discovered at coalmine in Moranbah, about 150km inland from Mackay

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The Queensland government is cancelling renewable energy projects. Can the state still reach net zero?

On the surface, Queensland’s new government is doing exactly what it pledged before winning office in October – repealing the state’s ambitious renewable energy targets and cancelling a huge pumped hydro project near Mackay.

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Tropical Cyclone yet to intensify as it lingers off Queensland coast

Weather bureau says category 2 system is about 930km north-east of Mackay

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India 'A' unhappy with the ball again in 2nd unofficial Test at MCG?

After the ball-switch controversy in the first unofficial Test in Mackay, India 'A' players once again seemed to be unhappy with the red cherry on Day 2 of the second match of the series in Melbourne.

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'You can't choose when integrity matters': Ed Cowan stirs the pot in ball-switch controversy involving India 'A'

Former Australia batsman and current board director of Cricket New South Wales, Ed Cowan, has added fuel to the ball-switch controversy that unfolded on the final day of the first unofficial Test between India 'A' and Australia 'A' in Mackay, saying that an exception can't be created for India and…

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'They squashed it': David Warner calls for clarity on ball-switch controversy in India A game

The change of ball during India A's first unofficial Test against Australia A in Mackay after ball-tampering allegations against the visiting team has led former opener David Warner to believe that Cricket Australia (CA) 'squashed' the issue "as fast it could".

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Warner, Cowan lament inaction on India A tampering saga

David Warner and Ed Cowan believe Cricket Australia has questions to answer regarding its handling of the India A ball-tampering saga in Mackay.

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McSweeney bangs door down with Aussies open to shake up

Nathan McSweeney has top-scored in both innings for Australia A to push his Test case, with the possibility he could open or bat No.3 in the national side.

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India A's horror start in Australia sees Test call-ups Abhimanyu Easwaran, Nitish Reddy failing; Ishan Kishan too fails to impress

India A's tour of Australia got off to a horrendous start in Mackay on Thursday, when the two uncapped players picked for the Border Gavaskar Trophy -- Abhimanyu Easwaran and Nitish Kumar Reddy -- failed to impress on the first morning of their four-day match against Australia A at the…

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McSweeney urges batters to give selectors headaches

Australia A captain Nathan McSweeney believes his teammates can give selectors headaches in the highly anticipated Test opener bat-off in Mackay.

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LNP will need to show Brisbane voters it can be a moderate government if it’s to stay in power

The party won decisively in the regions but was rejected by the city, which was scared off by the hard-right social views of some candidates

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Queensland election signals both major parties accept pumped hydro and the renewable energy transition as inevitable

Solar and wind have won the global energy race. They accounted for 80% of new global power capacity installed in 2023. In Australia, 99% of new capacity is wind or solar.

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In-form Aussies' chance to create unwanted Kiwi history

Australia can plunge New Zealand's women's cricket team to new depths with victory in their Twenty20 series opener in Mackay.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland island that inspired scenes in Chronicles of Narnia film sold for $5.6m

Little Green Island was owned by film producer and actor Douglas Gresham, who is the stepson of Narnia author CS Lewis

The Times of India

Tejal, Raghvi fifties in vain as Australia 'A' beat India 'A' in first one-dayer

NEW DELHI: Raghvi Bist and Tejal Hasabnis' half-centuries were not enough to secure a victory for India 'A' as they faced a four-wicket defeat against Australia 'A' in the first one-day match at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay on Wednesday.

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Man dead after accident at central Queensland mine

Emergency services were called to the Byerwen Mine site near Mackay after reports of a crane accident

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