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South Africa paceman Kagiso Rabada has apologised for letting himself and his team down after he was banned for the final Test against England.

Trainers Tash Burleigh and Mitchell Beer have thought about nothing but the Sera Country Championships for quite some time when it comes to their respective charges, Al Mah Haha and Logan River, and the duo kick off their campaigns together at Canterbury on Wednesday.

Meet Australia's new Melbourne Park hopeful, a South African-born Collingwood supporter.

The couple are still in limbo, filling out applications for further help but overwhelmed amid the detritus of the life they had built.

One of the small mysteries about Rafael Nadal’s career is his relative lack of success, by his astounding standards, here at the Australian Open.

Scott Morrison said any royal commission into the horror fire season should take no longer than six months.

One of the UK's top climate scientists has described federal Liberal MP Craig Kelly's understanding of climate change as being only "partial", after the parliamentarian quoted from a report she co-authored in a social media spray about "brainwashed climate cultists".

Caleb Ewan misfired on stage one of the Tour Down Under where he was found out of position and placed seventh but has firmly backed himself to chalk a win at the season opener.

The young Australian is doing a mighty job. Let's not cash the cheques before they are written.

Vodafone is pushing for telcos to wear the cost of emergency text messages sent during bushfires, ahead of an industry roundtable discussion.

Services were stopped between Town Hall and Circular Quay about 4pm, and were down for roughly 90 minutes.

Cricket Australia's move to make this season's Big Bash League more family friendly for viewers has failed to arrest another decline in average crowds with numbers set to drop for a third consecutive summer.

Veep and The Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci is hoping to ask existential questions, and win a few laughs, with his new show.

Businesses in areas starved of tourists after the bushfires have urged the government to make it easier to apply for loans and grants, saying they are struggling to access relief money.

Everything you need to know to pick a winner on an seven-race card at Canterbury.

People travelling to Wuhan are advised to exercise a high degree of caution, according to the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

In a series of letters Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert says she is "entirely alone" in Iran and battling with health issues.

Protesters marching at the Invasion Day rally on January 26 are being urged to give cash to Indigenous Australians on the day as arrears for living on "stolen land".

Fabio Fognini has now come back from two sets down at every grand slam.

Leading ecologists say decades of under-spending on environmental research mean governments won't even know how badly bushfires have affected wildlife.