Football Australia ‘not satisfied’ with $8.5m loss amid concern over A-League debt

Football Australia’s chair has admitted he is unhappy with his organisation’s financial performance as the local game faces a raft of challenges including the search for a new chief executive and the A-Leagues’ struggles with debt. FA recorded an $8.5m …

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Australia sets new records in global goat meat trade

In 2024, Australian goat meat production surged 47 per cent year-on-year to 54,017 tonnes carcass weight, the highest volume ever recorded. Exports climbed 53 per cent to a record 51,489 tonnes shipped weight in 2024, with export value rising 50 per cent …

Football Australia chairman unhappy with significant loss

Football Australia’s $8.5 million loss has angered chairman Anter Isaac, who has demanded improvement as part of the sport’s national governing body’s commitment to “cost efficiency” and “operational effectiveness”. The substantial loss for 2024 was …

Hundreds of Australia's rarest species face extinction without urgent habitat protection: study

SYDNEY, May 23 (Xinhua) -- More than 220 of Australia's most critically endangered species are at risk of extinction due to fragmented habitats and inadequate protections, a new study by Griffith University said on Friday. Researchers conducted the …

Record rainfall pelts Australia, floods kill at least 4

People in Australia have seen days of record rainfall that has triggered devastating floodwaters. The deluge has killed at least four. Australian weather officials say more than 600 millimeters of rain fell in part of New South Wales over the last 4 days. …

Record floods kill four and devastate eastern Australia

About 50,000 people are still isolated across New South Wales after a powerful weather system dumped months of rain in three days. Record-breaking floods in eastern Australia have killed four people and stranded tens of thousands after days of relentless …

Canadian women dominate Australia in Pacific Four Series rugby win

Defending champion Canada ran in seven tries en route to a lopsided 45-7 women's rugby win over Australia in Brisbane on Friday, completing an unbeaten run through the Pacific Four Series. The second-ranked Canadians must now await the outcome of No. 3 …

At least 5 killed by 'devastating' floods in eastern Australia

Days of record rainfall from a slow-moving weather trough triggered deadly flooding in the north of the state, killing at least five people and forcing thousands from their homes. Photo by Lindsay Moller/EPA-EFE May 23 (UPI) -- Five people were …

British expat in Australia shares four things she misses about UK

Brits have long been swapping the dreary UK weather for Australia's sunny climate, with more than 1.1 million of them residing in Australia as of June 2023, according to the Australian Government. In addition, a record-breaking 50,000 Brits landed in …