Afghanistan
Banned by the Taliban, this is how Afghanistan’s women cricketers got back on world stage
They fled the Taliban four years ago. But with support from Australian cricket powerbrokers, it looks like Afghanistan’s women’s cricketers will get to play as a team in international competitions.
- Daniel Brettig
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WATCH: Liberal frontbencher heckled out of Melbourne mosque
The backlash came a day after Peter Dutton visited a Sydney mosque, as the Coalition courts voters in ethnically and religiously diverse communities.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
- Exclusive
- Dandenong
Tensions flare over bazaar name change, threatening to shut down council meeting
The City of Dandenong has called in police amid a volatile dispute in the Afghan community over a push to change the name of a shopping strip.
- Chip Le Grand
Setara fled the Taliban. Now she’s living her dream, as a movie star
Three years after arriving in Australia as a refugee, Setara Amiri is one of the stars of an Australian movie about to be released in India.
- Karl Quinn
Bairstow revisited? Stumping controversy avoided as Smith takes the high ground
Australia avoided a repeat of the Jonny Bairstow saga after deciding to withdraw an appeal during their Champions Trophy clash with Afghanistan in Lahore.
Australia through to Champions Trophy semi-finals after washout
Australia were sitting pretty against Afghanistan – with a rampant Travis Head and Steve Smith in complete control – before heavy rain hit Lahore.
- Justin Chadwick
- Exclusive
- Australian cricket
Australian government wants Afghanistan kicked from cricket’s top tier
Cricket Australia will not boycott Friday’s game in Lahore but has previously called off bilateral series against Afghanistan after the Taliban regained power in 2021 and imposed bans on women playing the sport.
- Andrew Wu
Ignoring warnings, tourists are heading to a former no-go country
Yi-Pin Lin has holidayed in 120 nations over the past decade. There was one country he had always dreamed of visiting but was too afraid. Until now.
- David Zucchino
Just 45 minutes from central Melbourne, get a taste of an off-limits country
Afghanistan is on DFAT’s “do not travel” list, but you can still get a delicious taste of this Central Asian country in Melbourne.
- Belinda Jackson
Voters laboring under gutless government
Ross Gittins may well bemoan the “era of gutless government”, but perhaps he should direct his criticism to the people responsible, the electors of Australia.
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