AUSTRALIAN OPEN ’20: Osaka, Djokovic try to defend titles
MELBOURNE, Australia — A glance at the Australian Open, the year's first Grand Slam tennis tournament:
Australian wildfire smoke stokes health fears in cities
CANBERRA, Australia — Fire alarms have been sounding in high-rise buildings across downtown Sydney and Melbourne as dense smoke from distant wildfires...
Bad air doesn’t stop qualifying for Australian Open
The air was considered hazardous for outdoor workers, and described as among the worst in the world. For professional tennis players, though, it was d...
Panel: Alleged pedophile wanted by Australia fit for trial
JERUSALEM — An Israeli psychiatric panel has determined that a woman facing dozens of sex-abuse charges in Australia is fit to stand trial for extradi...
Drawn-out sex crimes case rattles Israel-Australia ties
JERUSALEM — Nicole Meyer endured years of sexual abuse allegedly at the hands of her former school principal. She’s had to watch as her alleged abuser...
Australian actor McLachlan faces court on assault charges
SYDNEY — A prosecutor told an Australian court that actor Craig McLachlan kissed an actress’s neck, stomach and buttocks more than 20 times during a s...
Australia’s highest court will hear Cardinal Pell’s appeal
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear an appeal from the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusin...
Timeline of Cardinal George Pell’s career and accusations
Australia's highest court on Wednesday agreed to hear an appeal by Cardinal George Pell of his convictions for molesting two choirboys in a cathedral ...