Aussies into semis despite second washout against Afghanistan
Australia is through to the Champions Trophy semi finals despite rain forcing play to be abandoned during their chase of Afghanistan’s target of 274 at Lahore.
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‘Simple’ equation for wary Aussies
A semi-final berth at the ICC Champions Trophy awaits Australia if Steve Smith’s team can beat Afghanistan.
Images confirm cricket’s new world
The Champions Trophy will begin in Pakistan with political tension clouding the ODI tournament and questions about the quality of the Australian team.
‘Failing’: Dutton’s call after nurse video
A NSW nurse fired for anti-Semitic comments is facing calls for his Australian citizenship to be stripped after it was revealed he was originally from Afghanistan.
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‘Duty bound’: CA rejects calls for Afghan boycott
Australia will play Afghanistan at the upcoming Champions Trophy but not in other internationals until their leaders change one significant thing.
Veteran’s touching tribute to Aussie heroes
Afghanistan veteran Sean Halfpenny, who discovered painting during his recovery from PTSD, will pay tribute to two local heroes in a major artwork.
Veteran’s touching tribute to Aussie heroes
Afghanistan veteran Sean Halfpenny, who discovered painting during his recovery from PTSD, will pay tribute to two local heroes in a major artwork.
Australia backs Afghanistan double standard in face of global anger
Cricket Australia has doubled down on its controversial policy to play Afghanistan in global tournaments in the face of mounting opposition in England and South Africa to the Taliban’s treatment of women.
Aussie ex-hostage dies in Afghanistan
An Australian academic and ex-Taliban hostage has died in Afghanistan after battling cancer “for a long time”.
CA fobbs off accusations of virtue signalling over Afghanistan
Incoming CA boss Todd Greenberg has already been forced on the back foot by a former ICC chair unloading on Australia’s decision to boycott playing Afghanistan, but chair Mike Baird has backed the boycott.
ABC ‘sorry’ for fake gunshot scandal
The public broadcaster has apologised for publishing multiple stories with errors in relation to a military operation by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan.
ABC boss faces grilling over ‘fake audio’
Executives from the public broadcaster will be questioned about the issues surrounding a problematic ABC 7.30 report which aired doctored audio from an Australian military operation.
ABC’s big call on ‘fake gunshot’ scandal
The ABC has released an interim report into a bombshell investigation in which the public broadcaster aired altered audio of an Australian soldier.
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