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Thousands In Australia Without Power Amid Heavy Rains

September 1, 2024 admin

Around 30,000 people were without power across Tasmania, power officials said. (Representational) Sydney: Tens of thousands of people in Australia’s southern island state of Tasmania were without power on Sunday after a cold front brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings. “Around 30,000 customers are without power across the state this morning,” Tasnetworks,…

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Australian Players Spill It All In Lie Detector Test; Glenn Maxwell’s Secrets Out. Watch

August 31, 2024 admin

Mitchell Marsh (left) and Glenn Maxwell.© X (formerly Twitter) Australian cricketers Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Pat Cummins, Usman Khawaja and Josh Hazlewood went through a funny lie detector test. During the test, all the cricketers were asked some funny questions and a blue light on the buzzer would go up if…

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Australian Census To Ask Citizens Their Sexuality After LGBTQ Backlash

August 30, 2024 admin

Sydney: Australia’s census will ask citizens about their sexuality for the first time, the government said Friday, a policy U-turn aimed at quelling anger from LGBTQ groups. Supporters have said questions about sexual identity would provide a more accurate snapshot of who Australians are and who they love. Just a day after his ministers explained…

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“Rohit Sharma 37, R Ashwin 37, Virat Kohli 35”: Ex-Australia Coach’s ‘Ageing Stars’ Comment Ahead Of BGT Trophy

August 29, 2024 admin

Former Australia coach John Buchanan believes India’s chances of completing a hat-trick of Test series wins Down Under will hinge on how the visiting batters, including “ageing” stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, tackle the hosts’ battery of pace bowlers. For the first time since 1991-92, India will tour Australia for a five-match…

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Australia Cricket’s Next Big Thing ‘Forced To Retire’ At 26 After Traumatic Head Injuries

August 29, 2024 admin

Once considered the next big thing in Australian cricket, Will Pucovski has been forced to retire at the age of 16. The reason, according to several reports, is his recurring head injuries and concussion. Pucovski, who had admitted that these blows affected his mental health, decided to retire after a recommendation from a…

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Australian PMs Private Chat Caught On Camera In Awkward Summit Blooper

August 29, 2024 admin

Australia PM Anthony Albanese was caught speaking to Kurt Campbell with a coffee cup in hand. Nuku’alofa, Tonga: An unguarded exchange between Australia’s prime minister and a veteran US diplomat about a sensitive Pacific policing plan was caught on camera, causing blushes at a regional summit Thursday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Deputy Secretary of…

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Australian TV Slammed After Pic Of “Sexy Santa” Dancers At Staff Meeting Goes Viral

August 29, 2024 admin

During the meeting, female staff reacted with shock. A local Australian news channel has come under fire after a video of a dancing group of “sexy Santas” emerged from what has been described as a routine staff meeting. According to the New York Post, the meeting of Seven Network’s parent company Seven West Media in…

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“No Draws”: India Spinner Reveals How Virat Kohli Changed Dressing Room Mentality As Captain

August 28, 2024 admin

Virat Kohli oversaw arguably India’s most dominant period in Test cricket. Kohli, alongside head coach Ravi Shastri, built an era where India’s pace attack thrived and grew into one of the best in the world. Not only that, India achieved historic series wins in Australia and drew a series in England. Kohli’s aggressive…

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Australia Restricts Foreign Student Intake For 2025, Indians Impacted

August 27, 2024 admin

Australia has raised its visa fee for foreign students from AUD 710 to AUD 1,600. (Representational) New Delhi: Australia has announced that it will be limiting its international student intake to 2.7 lakh in 2025 in a bid to tackle record levels of migration that has led to skyrocketing house rental prices. The limit includes…

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‘Shoaib Bashir Should Look At Nathan Lyon’s Bowling,’ Advises Geoffrey Boycott

August 26, 2024 admin

File photo of Shoaib Bashir.© AFP Geoffrey Boycott, the former England opener, has advised young off-spinner Shoaib Bashir to learn from Nathan Lyon’s bowling videos, as he believes the Australia veteran is the most superior off-spinner in the cricketing world. In seven Tests since his debut on this year’s tour of India, Bashir…

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