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Australia Women Secure Highest Successful Run Chase in WODIs, Achieve Feat After Chasing 331 Runs During IND-W vs AUS-W ICC Women’s World Cup 2025
The Australia women's national cricket team registered the highest successful run chase in Women's ODI cricket. The Alyssa Healy-led Australia Women achieved this historic feat after chasing down a massive 331-run target against the India women's...

Australia Women Defeat India Women By 3 Wickets in ICC Women's World Cup 2025; Alyssa Healy's Century Powers Her Side to Biggest Run Chase Ever in WWC History
India Women suffer another defeat in ICC Women's World Cup 2025 as Australia Women defeat them by three wickets in the league stage encounter. India were put to bat first and they started well with Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal scoring...

Australia holds massive pro-Palestinian demonstration despite Israeli withdrawal from Gaza
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated on Sunday in Sydney’s business district as part of a large-scale pro-Palestinian rally, after a court banned the organization of the protest in front of the Sydney Opera House. According to Australian...

Alyssa Healy Scores Sixth Century in WODIs, Australia Captain Achieves Feat During IND-W vs AUS-W ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Match
Australia women's national cricket team captain Alyssa Healy slammed her sixth century in Women's ODI cricket. The veteran cricketer reached the glorious milestone during the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 match against the India women's national...

The Australian Firefighters Calendar Is Back — and It’s More Adorable Than Ever By Toria Sheffield
NEED TO KNOW Five versions of the 2026 Australian Firefighters Calendar are now available to buy: the Dog Edition, Cat Edition, Horse Edition, Mixed Animal Edition and Hero Edition (no animals) Proceeds will go to several charitable causes,...

Women's World Cup 2025 Qualification Scenarios: How can India Women qualify for the semifinals after their 3-wicket loss to Australia?
India Women went down to Australia Women by three wickets in match number 13 of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday, October 12. In a high-scoring clash, the Women in Blue scored 330 after...

'Dekho saamne Starc hai': Rohit Sharma gets fired up at nets after rocking Australia tour prep with trademark pull shot
India's star batter Rohit Sharma is leaving no stone unturned in his preparation for the upcoming tour of Australia, which will mark his return to international cricket for the first time since the Champions Trophy earlier this year in March. And...
SOJC: Malaysia Draw 1-1 With Australia
JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- The national junior hockey team’s hopes of securing their first victory in the Sultan of Johor Cup (SOJC) International Hockey Tournament were dashed after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Australia in their second...

Fact vs fear: The new social media war against birth control
Beth Messenger says medical staff are fielding questions from confused patients. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Fact vs Fear: Doctors are pushing back on the viral birth control myths and warnings over the contraceptive pill that are flooding...

Communications Minister to meet with social media giants two months from start of Australia’s under-16s ban
Communications Minister Anika Wells is expected to reiterate her expectations of social media giants for Australia’s upcoming under-16s ban in a string of high-level meetings this week. From Monday talks are scheduled with Meta, Snapchat, YouTube...
Australian airline Qantas says millions of customers’ data leaked online following July cyber breach
SYDNEY - Australian airline Qantas said on Oct 11 that data from 5.7 million customers stolen in a major cyber attack had been shared online, part of a leak affecting dozens of firms. Disney, Google, Ikea, Toyota, McDonalds and fellow airlines Air...

Smriti Mandhana Becomes First Player To Hit Five Consecutive 50+ Scores Against Australia in WODIs, Achieves Feat During IND-W vs AUS-W ICC Women’s World Cup 2025
Smriti Mandhana scripted history as she became the first player to slam five consecutive 50-plus scores against the Australia women's national cricket team. The India women's national cricket team vice-captain achieved this historic feat during...

Wells to meet tech platforms this week over looming social media ban
Communications Minister Anika Wells will tell the social media platforms directly this week that they must be proactive in enforcing the looming under 16s social media ban. Minister Wells has revealed she will meet representatives from Meta,...
Australia pro-Palestinian rally draws tens of thousands, scepticism on ceasefire
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Tens of thousands joined a pro-Palestinian rally in Sydney on Sunday, organisers said, one of dozens of demonstrations across Australia, with some protesters expressing scepticism a ceasefire in Israel's two-year-old assault in...

Rohit Sharma’s incredible weight loss transformation sets the internet abuzz ahead of the Australia tour
Ahead of the Australia tour, Rohit Sharma trained for nearly two hours along with his former Mumbai teammate Abhishek Nayar at Shivaji Park. But more than his training, Rohit's dramatically transformed physique created a lot of buzz on social...

Germany, Australia, ASF France Urge Nigeria to Abolish Death Penalty, Cite Human Rights Concerns
German and Australian Embassies in Nigeria as well as Avocats Sans Frontières France have called for the abolition of death penalty in Nigeria. The trio which jointly organized the screening of the movie “Just Mercy” in Abuja at the weekend, while...

India W vs Australia W, Women's World Cup 2025: Toss result and playing 11s for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report
India Women are facing Australia Women in match number 13 of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The Women in Blue began their campaign with two wins before going down to South Africa in their previous...
News The Independent Footprints, fake AI images and few clues: Mystery over four year-old boy who vanished in the Australian Outback
Four-year-old Gus Lamont’s grandmother watched him playing freely in a small sandpit near his South Australia two Saturdays ago. Half an hour later, when she called him in for dinner, the blonde, wavey-haired boy had vanished. Police have now...

Zionists v Keane, Riemer, Kostakidis. Australia’s massive test cases for free speech
The Zionist lawsuit against Sydney Uni academics John Keane and Nick Riemer is – as is the suit against Mary Kostakidis – a mighty test case for free speech in Australia. Michael West reports. Criticising Zionism and the state of Israel is *not*...

How To Watch IND-W vs AUS-W Free Live Streaming Online of ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Match? Get Telecast Details of India Women vs Australia Women Cricket Match on TV
Match 13 of the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup 2025 will see co-hosts India women national cricket team take on defending champions Australia women national cricket team. The IND-W vs AUS-W ICC Women's World Cup 2025 cricket match will be played at...