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An Australian man has died in a Bali immigration detention centre while awaiting deportation. Officials from Bali immigration say the 39-year-old was taken to immigration detention on Friday, local time, for an alleged breach of visa conditions. They say they found the man unresponsive hours later. “During subsequent periodic monitoring via CCTV, officers noticed an…

A tourist boat returning from an island trip in southern Vietnam has capsized, killing 15 Indian visitors, state media has reported. The speedboat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members when it overturned about 400 meters from Hon May Rut Ngoai Island, which is near Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest island, authorities were quoted…

The Socceroos continue their World Cup campaign on Saturday as they look to make it through to the Round of 16. After drawing with Paraguay to secure second spot in their group, the Socceroos now take on Egypt. Here is everything you need to know ahead of kick-off. Who is Australia playing? The Socceroos will…

Nick Kyrgios has bid an emotional goodbye to his Wimbledon career with a first-round doubles loss as part of a combustible pairing with Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik. Kyrgios and Bublik were beaten 6-3, 6-4 by sixth-seeded Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic in the first round on Court 17. The 31-year-old Australian, who has had wrist, knee…

When rain falls on the ACT’s high country, each drop enters a rich and biodiverse ecosystem, with the water stored, filtered and carried by streams and rivers to Canberra. The territory’s teardrop shape follows the outline of the water catchment now known as Namadgi National Park. But like melting glaciers in Antarctica or bleached coral…

Novak Djokovic has enjoyed such a cruisy second-round victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas at Wimbledon that he had time during the centre court match to prank a ball kid between sets. The 24-time grand slam champion swept Tsitsipas aside 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in just an hour and 38 minutes, in a performance described as “vintage” Djokovic….

West Australian livestock farmers have warned of dire consequences for the state’s sheep flock after Indigenous groups and a government department moved to protect dingoes on Wheatbelt land due to their cultural significance.  In an email sent to its members, the Central Wheatbelt Biosecurity Association (CWBA) said permits which had allowed it to bait and…

A US Navy service member is missing and three others have been injured after their twin-engine helicopter went down in the Arabian Sea, according to military central command authorities. The MH-60S Sea Hawk chopper, which was assigned to the USS George H W Bush Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, made an “emergency landing” on Wednesday, local time,…

There are five precious hours in Australia when it is legal to set off fireworks without a permit, and last night thousands of people across the Northern Territory did just that. Part of annual Territory Day celebrations which commemorate the day the NT gained independence, fireworks can be purchased by the public and are allowed…