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2-Time Australian Open Champ Azarenka Beats Pegula in Semis

Victoria Azarenka displayed the same confident brand of hard-hitting baseline tennis that carried her to two Australian Open titles and the No. 1 ranking a decade ago, beating Jessica Pegula 6-4, 6-1 on Tuesday night to return to the semifinals at Melbourne Park. Azarenka won the 2012 and 2013 championships…

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Rajwinder Singh to be extradited to Australia to stand trial for Toyah Cordingley's murder

The man accused of murdering 24-year-old Cairns woman Toyah Cordingley will be extradited from India to Australia to stand trial.

ABC News

Bird flu could wipe out Australian black swans, study warns

Experts fear famous Australian black swans could face extinction in event of outbreak

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Australia limits alcohol sales in Alice Springs amid crime wave

Australia will limit the sale of alcohol and consider wider bans to control spiralling alcohol-fuelled violence in a central region, in the run-up to a referendum on Indigenous recognition that is shining a light on deep social divisions.

Reuters

Government announces immediate restrictions on alcohol sales in Alice Springs to quell crime spike

Anthony Albanese also outlined $50m in funding and appointment of central Australian regional controller to coordinate law-and-order plan

The Guardian - AU

Donna Nelson removed as Derbarl Yerrigan chair as uncertainty shrouds detainment in Japan

Uncertainty remains over the fate of a West Australian Aboriginal community leader held in Japan, after the organisation she chaired removes her from the position.

ABC News

Don't understand why Australia is not playing a tour game in India: Michael Clarke

MELBOURNE: Former Australia captain Michael Clarke cannot fathom why Pat Cummins' side is not playing practice or tour games ahead of the Border-Gavaskar series, beginning in India on February 9.

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Elena Rybakina highlights key to Australian Open run after Jelena Ostapenko victory

Rybakina defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4 in the quarter-finals

The Independent UK

Pilot accused of importing illegal gun parts loses bid to have case against him thrown out

Prosecutors have told an Adelaide court that a helicopter pilot allegedly imported illegal gun parts into South Australia from the United States on eight occasions over four years.

ABC News

Newcastle Jets star Angus Thurgate staying focused as clubs come knocking

Jets midfield star Angus Thurgate says it's an exciting time coming off contract and he has already attracted interest from other clubs, but he is leaving a decision on his future until the end of the A-League season. Thurgate, who turns 23 in two weeks, has started in all 13…

Newcastle Herald

Megan Schutt and Ellyse Perry deliver as Australia ease to T20 win over Pakistan

Ellyse Perry had figures of 2-3 and hit an unbeaten 57 from 40 balls while Megan Schutt’s five-wicket haul helped Australia to an eight-wicket win

The Guardian - AU

Korda Stops; Khachanov into 1st Australian Open Semifinal

Karen Khachanov moved into his first Australian Open semifinal when Sebastian Korda stopped playing in the third set Tuesday because of an injured right wrist. Khachanov will face either No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas or unseeded Jiri Lehecka for a berth in the final at Melbourne Park. The 18th-seeded Khachanov…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Khachanov marches into Australian Open last four with message for Armenia

Karen Khachanov moved into his first Australian Open semi-final after Sebastian Korda retired with a wrist injury with the Russian leading 7-6 (5), 6-3, 3-0

The Guardian - UK

Australian Open: Karen Khachanov reaches second straight Grand Slam semi-final after Sebastian Korda walkover

Karen Khachanov has reached a second consecutive Grand Slam semi-final after Sebastian Korda was forced to retire with a wrist injury during their last-eight encounter at the Australian Open.

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The Conversation

How we cracked the mystery of Australia's prehistoric giant eggs

It’s a long-running Australian detective story. From the 1980s onwards, researchers found eggshell fragments, and on rare occasions whole eggs, exposed in eroding sand dunes within the country’s arid zone (which covers most of Australia’s landmass).

The Guardian - AU

Thousands of dead carp wash up on South Australia’s beaches

Invasive fish carried in flood waters die in marine environment, as scientists call for herpes virus to be considered in management

AAP

Open semi-finalist Khachanov is a believer

Russian Karen Khachanov is through to the semi-finals of the Australian Open after defeating the injured Sebastian Korda and will face Stefanos Tsitsipas.

The Guardian - UK

Yazidi women kept as slaves by IS appeal to UN to intervene in their fight for compensation

Lawyers demand support from Australia for five victims of Khaled Sharrouf in test case for international law on torture survivors

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Australian champion Keith Davies' 'priceless' slider motorcycle restored to piece of racing history

The bike is priceless. And every inch of it reminds you that it was built for one purpose: speed.

ABC News

New bill in Oregon aims to ban 'unconscionable' import and sale of kangaroo products being used by Nike and other companies

The bill takes aim at sports apparel manufacturers using kangaroo leather to make their products, despite Australian researchers previously calling a ban "an own goal".

ABC News

Australian teacher Mark Ciavarella believed to be dead after going missing in Congo

Mark Ciavarella, who had been teaching at a school in the Republic of the Congo, is dead, as local authorities post a video online of his alleged killer explaining the murder.

ABC News

AMA calls for medication plan amid amoxicillin antibiotic shortage

The peak body says the amoxicillin shortage is "potentially fatal" and cannot be addressed soon enough.

AAP

Killer takes trafficking charge 'on chin'

A Melbourne underworld figure serving a 32-year sentence for murder has taken full responsibility for smuggling drugs into Australia while behind bars.

The Conversation

They're on our coat of arms but extinct in Tasmania. Rewilding with emus will be good for the island state's ecosystems

The emu is iconically Australian, appearing on cans, coins, cricket bats and our national coat of arms, as well as that of the Tasmanian capital, Hobart. However, most people don’t realise emus once also roamed Tasmania but are now extinct there.

The Guardian - AU

Penny Wong and Richard Marles to head to France in effort to heal Aukus rift

Australia’s foreign and defence ministers to join French counterparts for ‘2+2’ meeting, the first since relations cooled in 2021 over pact with US and UK

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