Aussie camp rocked by fresh concern
Australia’s World Cup campaign has suffered another blow with a star batter in doubt for the game against Afghanistan.
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Smith’s health battle on eve of critical Afghanistan clash
The Aussie side has battled a lack of availability across the World Cup, with Steve Smith the latest batsman to come under a cloud on the eve of Australia’s game against Afghanistan.
CA responds to Afghanistan call after double standard claim
After being called out publicly by an Afghanistan player for a World Cup double standard, Cricket Australia has weighed in.
Fiery clash looms as Aussies lashed for ‘double standard’
With a World Cup semi-final spot on the line, Australia and Afghanistan already have plenty to play for – but Naveen-ul-Haq has poured petrol on the fire of a spicy clash.
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Dozens of Afghans freed from quarantine
While the Afghans can put their quarantine period behind them, support services are urging the wider community to help the evacuees transition to new life in Australia.
‘We lost good soldiers’ – MP calls for Test ban
The one-off Test between Australia and Afghanistan is lurching closer to being cancelled amid political pressure with Cricket Australia making a big call.
‘Very real concerns’ about Hobart Test
Afghanistan officials are adamant a one-off Test against Australia will happen in Hobart but political disquiet could yet play a part.
‘Enough is enough’: Furious SAS wives at war
The wives of our Special Force soldiers have declared war on Defence chiefs and public broadcaster the ABC for perceived bias.
‘Very raw’: Plea to embrace Afghans
The man in charge of resettling Afghan refugees has called on Australians to wrap their arms around them as their level of need is “extreme”.
Three children killed in US drone strike on ISIS bombers
The US has carried out another drone strike in Kabul against suicide ISIS-K bombers, killing three children. WARNING: Graphic
Call to bring in more Afghan refugees
Christian church leaders have united to call on the Morrison government to lift its intake of Afghan refugees as the crisis comes to a head.
‘Pretty s****y situation’: Last Aussie to leave Afghanistan
An Aussie who was on the last flight out of Kabul with his wife has revealed how they made it out — as 34 of his colleagues were left behind.
Crowd fund site starts Afghan campaign while others restricted
One of the world’s largest fundraising sites has started its own campaign to raise money for displaced Afghans after other independent accounts connected to the war-torn country were restricted.
Wife of man injured in Kabul: ‘Government won’t stand by us’
The wife of a South Australian citizen – seen injured trying to flee the Taliban in a viral video – says she can’t find anyone from the federal government to help them.
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