With a night of bottomless drinks, a three-course dinner and an auction packed with royal memorabilia, the University of Queensland Monarchist League's annual ball is a sell-out.
Billed as a celebration of the Crown, a rendition of God Save The King (...)
Rallies have taken place across Australia in response to a wave of recent violence against women.
Demonstrators want gender-based violence to be declared a national emergency and stricter laws put in place to stop it.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (...)
Outside an Australian community center, local election candidates make last-ditch efforts to win over people who are filing into the makeshift polling station.
Most voters are too preoccupied trying to dodge the flyer-thrusting politicians to notice (...)
The UK is sending some of Ghana's "crown jewels" back home, 150 years after looting them from the court of the Asante king.
A gold peace pipe is among 32 items returning under long-term loan deals, the BBC can reveal.
The Victoria & Albert Museum (...)
The Gold Coast has withdrawn its bid to host the next Commonwealth Games, ending any hope the event could still be held in Australia.
The coastal city hosted the 2018 Games, and mayor Tom Tate had unilaterally insisted it could do it again.
But the (...)
Gold Coast is ready to step in to stage the 2026 Commonwealth Games after the state of Victoria pulled out, said mayor Tom Tate.
The coastal city -- host of the 2018 Games -- is in the Australian state of Queensland, which is preparing to host the (...)
The 2026 Commonwealth Games are in doubt after the Australian state of Victoria canceled its plans to host due to budget blowouts.
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) struggled to find a host before Victoria volunteered in April 2022.
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Four people have died after a mid-air collision between two helicopters near Seaworld on Australia's Gold Coast.
The nine other passengers aboard the two aircraft were all treated for injuries, Queensland's ambulance service said.
Three passengers - (...)
Two helicopters collided in mid-air near a popular tourist attraction in Australia's Gold Coast region on Monday, killing four people and critically injuring three more, authorities said, according to Reuters.
Emergency services were called to the (...)
New Zealand's easing of its strict border curbs has triggered a rush of new departures among locals seeking fresh opportunities abroad, adding further pressure to the country's already tight employment market.
A net 10,674 people left the country (...)
The news that the marathon and walking events at the Tokyo Olympics are set to move to a cooler climate will be welcomed by the majority of athletes, who can now focus on reaching their absolute maximum without fear of a major medical breakdown.
The (...)
A 12-year-old boy started a bushfire and two teenage girls were questioned over another blaze in Australia's Queensland state, police said on Tuesday as forest fires forced hundreds of people to flee their homes in the country's east.
Strong winds (...)
Winning gold in rugby sevens at next year's Tokyo Olympics is still a top priority for New Zealand Rugby (NZR) despite no current All Blacks making themselves available for the Games, the governing body said on Thursday.
Four players – Caleb Clarke, (...)
The British government is seeking to reach a compromise with India over the South Asian country's threat to boycott the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022 over the exclusion of shooting from the program.
Indian shooters accounted for 16 of the (...)
World and former Olympic champion high hurdler Sally Pearson, Australia's most successful track athlete of her generation, gave up on her bid for a swansong at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and retired on Tuesday.
The Queenslander, who won Olympic 100 (...)
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) will meet Indian officials to try and talk them out of their plans to boycott the 2022 Birmingham Games over shooting's absence in the program, the governing body has said.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) (...)
India's threat to boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham over shooting's absence in the program has intensified after the country's Olympic association sought approval from the sports ministry for such a move.
Media reports have cited a (...)
For a team looking to end a six-match losing streak, Argentina are approaching Saturday's Rugby Championship test against Australia in Brisbane with plenty of confidence.
Buoyed by the Super Rugby success of the Jaguares, whose players make up a (...)
A revamped Australia head into their second Rugby Championship clash against Argentina on Saturday in Brisbane desperate to build confidence ahead of the World Cup and appease home fans tired of hearing about the "positives" in defeat.
The Wallabies (...)
Australia's first-up thrashing by a second-string South Africa side in the Rugby Championship on Saturday has triggered alarm bells at home but scrumhalf Nic White has said all the Wallabies' ills can be fixed within a week.
Australia were belted (...)
Shayna Jack's shock withdrawal from the swimming world championships in Gwangju remains a mystery to the Australian team, coach Michael Bohl has said.
Jack, part of the world record setting 4x100m freestyle relay team, announced she was leaving the (...)
Adam Peaty's biggest challenge over the last 12 months has not been in the pool but in becoming a critic of world governing body FINA and demanding a greater share of the revenue generated by the sport for his fellow swimmers.
The 24-year-old Briton (...)
Former Australia flyhalf James O'Connor has signed a long-term deal with Super Rugby side Queensland Reds and will be included in the Wallabies' Rugby Championship squad, local media reported on Tuesday.
O'Connor, who played the last of his 44 tests (...)
SYDNEY — The executive director of AIBA, the governing body of amateur boxing, has hit out at Olympic chief Thomas Bach for suggesting putting together an alternative organization to run the sport at next year's Tokyo Games would "not be rocket (...)
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has praised Southeast Queensland's early planning for a potential bid for the 2032 Summer Games after meeting with the mayor of Brisbane on Monday.
Queensland state capital Brisbane and nearby (...)
