Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Akram cautions: “Too early to judge” Pakistan after Canberra practice match

Akram cautions: "Too early to judge" Pakistan after Canberra practice match

Too early to judge Pakistan based on Canberra performance. New management and captain need time to adjust. Perth Test will be a “big challenge” due to bouncy pitch. Before the much awaited first Test against Australia in Perth, former legendary bowler Wasim Akram has offered his thoughts on Pakistan’s performance in the practice match. Speaking … Read more

WATCH: Babar Azam delights fans with autographs ahead of training in Canberra

WATCH: Babar Azam delights fans with autographs ahead of training in Canberra

Pakistan’s training session was canceled due to a hailstorm. Babar Azam signed autographs and posed for photos with fans despite the weather. Pakistan’s first practice session was cut short due to the hailstorm. Following the cancellation of the Green Shirts’ training session at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on Sunday due to a hailstorm, Pakistan’s … Read more

A-League plans to establish clubs in Canberra and Auckland

A-League

A-League has announced plans to establish expansion clubs. This is the first time the men’s league has been expanded. APL was separated from Football Australia in 2020. The A-League, Australia’s men’s football league has announced plans to establish expansion clubs in Canberra and Auckland within the next 18 months. The Australian Professional Leagues (APL), which … Read more

Australian govt. orders checks on Chinese-made surveillance cameras in defense offices

chinese surveillance cameras

The Australian government will look into the surveillance systems. Chinese technology is prohibited in the US. Security cameras installed in Canberra will be removed. Defence Minister Richard Marles announced on Thursday that the Australian government will look into the surveillance systems in use at the defense department’s offices following accusations that cameras there installed by … Read more

Fatima Sana finally gotten her wish

Fatima Sana

Fatima Sana, a young female pacer for Pakistan met Ellyse Perry on Sunday. Sana had received the young women’s cricketer award the previous year. Australia defeated Pakistan in all three of the one-day international matches. Fatima Sana, a young female pacer for Pakistan, has finally gotten her wish. On Sunday, Fatima got to meet Ellyse … Read more

Man charged with firearm offences after Canberra airport shooting

Canberra airport

63-year-old man has been charged with gun offences after firing bullets inside Australia’s Canberra airport. The New South Wales native perched on chairs in the check-in area before opening fire. The event, which sent terrified people fleeing, left no one hurt. After firing bullets inside Australia’s Canberra airport on Sunday afternoon, a 63-year-old man has … Read more

Australian govt pledges to a more aggressive emission target

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Bowen stated that the government will use the initiative to generate more jobs using renewable energy. Albanese told reporters in Canberra that the new target marked the end of the “climate wars. The new Australian government promises to reduce carbon emissions by 43 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. The new Australian government has committed … Read more

Pakistan women’s team to tour Australia next year: PCB

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that the national women’s team will tour Australia next year. Pakistan will play three T20Is and three ODIs in Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra from 16-29 January 2023, the board added. The ODIs will be a part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-2025. The first two ODIs will be played … Read more

China offers South Pacific nations security, free trade agreements

China

China has proposed plans to significantly expand security and economic cooperation with South Pacific nations, which one regional leader has described as a thinly veiled attempt to bring them into “Beijing’s orbit.” The comprehensive draught agreement and a five-year plan, obtained by AFP on Wednesday, will be discussed when Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits … Read more

Australia sets COVID-19 booster dose record, Djokovic “not singled out”, says PM

Australian PM

CANBERRA – Australia has set a new record for COVID-19 booster vaccines amid successive record days of surging infections across the country. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday that a new record 222,565 booster vaccines were administered on Wednesday, two days after the minimum recommended interval between second and third jabs for the population … Read more

Chinese sculptures on display at National Museum of Australia

Chinese Sculpture

CANBERRA:  Three modern Chinese sculptures are on display at the National Museum of Australia (NMA) in Canberra until Feb. 28 next year. Featuring works by Liu Kaiqu (1904-1993), Xiong Bingming (1922-2002) and Wu Weishan (1962- ) from the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC), “Sculpting the Soul” is exhibited in the main showcase of the … Read more

Omicron cases in UK rise by 50 pct in one day

UK Omicron cases

BEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. – – – – CANBERRA — South Australian authorities have warned the state’s border could still be slammed shut to interstate travelers in response to the Omicron variant. South Australia (SA) Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said on … Read more

COVID booster shots a matter of urgency, says Australian PM

COVID booster shots

CANBERRA, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) — Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison will send letters to all Australians urging them to book their coronavirus booster vaccine as soon as possible. In a letter to every Australian home, Morrison said booster shots were the key to keeping Australia open and avoiding a deadly fourth wave of COVID-19 infections. … Read more

Ashes will go ahead ‘with or without Joe Root’: Paine

Ashes will go ahead 'with or without Joe Root': Paine

Australia Test captain Tim Paine said Friday that the Ashes will go ahead with or without Joe Root after the England skipper refused to commit until there was more clarity around coronavirus quarantine rules. Cricket Australia is negotiating with Canberra and their English counterparts over what type of biosecurity bubble players may have to endure … Read more

France recalls ambassadors to US, Australia over submarine row

PARIS: France has decided to recall its ambassadors to the United States and Australia for consultation after Canberra scrapped a deal to acquire French-designed submarines and decided instead to invest in American nuclear-powered submarines. “At the request of the president of the Republic, I decided to immediately recall to Paris for consultations with our two … Read more

Paralysed Kiwi cricket great Chris Cairns faces ‘greatest challenge’

Chris Cairns

New Zealand cricket great Chris Cairns Monday said he was “facing possibly the greatest challenge” of his life after being left paralysed following a stroke during a heart operation. The 51-year-old, one of the world’s top all-rounders in the early 2000s, underwent life-saving surgery last month when a tear developed in the lining of a … Read more

Support for Australian PM falls to 18 month-low 

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CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison‘s approval rating has fallen to its lowest level since March 2020, according to the latest Newspoll published on Sunday night. Morrison’s personal approval rating has fallen into negative territory for the first time since the coronavirus hit Australia. The opinion poll found that the proportion of voters satisfied with … Read more

State of emergency imposed in Canberra amid bushfires

A state of emergency has been declared in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) as bushfire emerges again in the South of Canberra.

A state of emergency has been declared in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) as bushfire emerges again in the South of Canberra. Authorities say that it is the worst fire hazard to the area in nearly two decades. Residents have been directed to remain alert for immediate actions. Chief Minister Andrew Barr informed the local … Read more

Third T20: Australia defeats Pakistan by 10 wickets

Pak vs Australia 3rd T20 match

Australian team on Friday has once again defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets in the third and last T20 series played in Perth’s Optus Stadium. According to details, Australia won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first which proved to be the right decision. The Australian bowlers, led by Mitchell Starc, kept the Pakistan team … Read more

Pak Vs Australia: 3rd T20 match to be played in Perth’s Optus Stadium

3rd T20 match to be played in Perth’s Optus Stadium

The third and last match of T20 series between Pakistan and Australia to be played in Perth’s Optus Stadium here on Friday (today). According to the details, poor performers in the first two matches Fakhr Zaman, Mohammad Irfan, Asif Ali are likely to be replaced by Imamul Haq, Mohammad Hasnain and Khushdal Shah. However, in case … Read more

Pak vs Australia third T20 match to be played in Perth, practice session continues

Pak vs Australia third T20

The Pakistan team have moved to Perth ahead of the third T20 match between Pakistan and Australia where they will take part in the practice session tomorrow. According to the details, Challenge to equalize T20 series from Australia, the Green Shirts have moved to Perth, where they will take part in practice sessions. The third … Read more

Second T20: Australia defeats Pakistan by 7 wickets

Australia wins the third T20 match by 7 wickets

Australia defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the second T20 match between the two at Manuka Oval in Canberra here on Tuesday (today). Currently, it looks easy for the Kangaroos to chase the target with seven wickets still at hand. Steve Smith has collected 53 runs of 37 balls with six fours and one six. … Read more

Pak vs Australia second T20 series to be played in Canberra

Pak-Australia second T20 in Canberra today

The second T20 match between Pakistan and Australia to be played today (Tuesday). According to the details, the second most important Twenty20 match between will be played today, while Babar Azam will lead the national team. Australian opener Aaron Finch hit 26 runs off one Mohammad Irfan over but it was all in vain as … Read more

Pak vs Australia first T20 match halted as rain hits Sydney

First T20 between Pakistan, Australia delayed due to rain

Rain on Sunday has delayed the play between Pakistan and Australia in the first of three Twenty20s in Sydney. By the time of the toss the clouds had started to build up and rain started to fall before the scheduled start with storms also forecast. Pakistani T20 cricket players kept walking back to the pavilion … Read more