Sydney, March 24 (IANS) Australia’s environment enjoyed another year of above-average conditions in 2025, but climate change is “accelerating” damage to ecosystems and wildlife, a new report said on Tuesday. Conducted annually, the 2025 Australia’s Environment Report found the number of species listed as threatened under federal law has grown to 2,175, a 54 per cent increase since 2000, with 39 new listings in 2025.Sea surface temperatures around Australia reached their highest-ever recorded lev…
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New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed former Australian cricketer Jamie Siddons as head coach of the senior women’s team, the board announced on Thursday. Siddons previously coached the Bangladesh senior men’s team from 2007 to 2011.Sri Lanka were previously coached by former men’s player Rumesh Ratnayake. “His one-year appointment will come into effect on 16 March 2026. His first assignment will be Sri Lanka Women’s Tour of Bangladesh, scheduled to take place in …
Adelaide, March 3 (IANS) Australia’s T20I vice-captain Travis Head has admitted that the team weren’t good enough at the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026. Head’s admission comes after Australia’s poor stint in the tournament, where the 2021 champions were eliminated from the group stage for the first time in the history of the multi-format tournament.After an early exit from the World Cup, Head will now take part in the Sheffield Shield for South Australia. Head spoke to the reporters ahead of the tou…
Melbourne, March 2 (IANS) Emergency warnings for life-threatening flash flooding have been issued for vast areas of the southeast Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales (NSW).The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) on Monday issued severe weather warnings for heavy and locally intense rainfall across regions in central and northern Victoria and south and southwestern NSW.It said that six-hourly rainfall totaling up to 100 mm was possible on Monday across the warning area spanning over 650 km …
Canberra, Feb 18 (IANS) Australia’s record-breaking heatwave in late January, with inland temperatures reaching 50 degrees Celsius, has inflicted severe damage on agriculture and wildlife, scientists warn.Thousands of flying foxes died in the state of South Australia, while mango growers in the state of Western Australia reported fruit “boiled” on trees, according to an article published on The Conversation website on Wednesday.These increasingly extreme heatwaves now threaten crops, livestock, …
Canberra, Feb 5 (IANS) Three structures have been destroyed by a bushfire that has burnt more than 3,000 hectares of land in South Australia (SA).The SA Country Fire Service (CFS) said that the fire near the small town of Deep Creek, 85 km southwest of Adelaide in the state’s Fleurieu Peninsula region, had burnt through 3,646 hectares and had a 49 km perimeter as of Thursday morning, reports Xinhua news agencyAuthorities on Wednesday night confirmed that the fire, which has been burning since Su…
Canberra, Jan 19 (IANS) Hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to contain an out-of-control grass fire that is threatening lives and homes south of Adelaide in the state of South Australia.The fire started near the small town of Tooperang, 50 km south of Adelaide, on Sunday afternoon, and had burned around 650 hectares of grass and scrub, said the Country Fire Service (CFS).Residents of Tooperang and the nearby town of Nangkita were on Sunday night told to evacuate immediately, but the emer…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Australia vice-captain Tahlia McGrath has candidly acknowledged she is navigating the most challenging stretch of her international career, conceding a loss of confidence following a disappointing World Cup campaign. For the first time in eight years, Australia finished a global tournament without lifting either the ODI or T20 World Cup trophy, bowing out of last month’s ODI World Cup in the semi-finals against eventual champions India.The team will next regroup in Feb…