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SYDNEY, Australia | TASS | WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be sentenced to more than five years in prison after pleading guilty, including the time he has already spent in detention in the United Kingdom, the office of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. According to the statement, the journalist …

Global content take-down orders can harm the internet as we know it today if they are adopted widely COMMENT | DAN JERKER B. SVANTESSON | Do Australian courts have the right to decide what foreign citizens, located overseas, view online on a foreign-owned platform? Anyone inclined to answer “yes” to this …

Canberra, Australia | Xinhua | Indigenous Australian leaders have identified “deep-seated racism” as a factor in the defeat of the Indigenous Voice referendum. In a joint statement issued on Saturday, three of the four powerful land councils in the Northern Territory (NT) described the victory of the “no” vote in …

Canberra, Australia | Xinhua |  Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has conceded defeat in the country’s landmark referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, and vowed continued efforts to address disadvantages faced by First Australians. Speaking in Canberra on Saturday night hours after polls closed, Albanese said it was clear a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Star runner Joshua Cheptegei has vowed that Uganda can win gold at the World Cross Country Championship in Bathurst, Australia slated for February 18. Cheptegei, who is the world record holder in the men’s 5,000m and 10,000m, is part of the Ugandan team that traveled …

Canberra Australia | Xinhua | A South Australian winery has started trialing a new technology to combat international wine fraud. Grosset Wines, based in the Clare Valley north of Adelaide, have swapped out their usual bottle caps in Australia and Britain for ones that use Enseal — a product designed by owner …

  Ruiru, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA |  Sebastian Kimaru and Grace Loibach on Saturday destroyed strong fields to win the 10km senior races (men and women) earning themselves direct tickets to next year’s World Cross-country Championships in Bathurst, Australia. In the men’s category, Kimaru won the race in 28:22.50 …

 #FIFAWorldCup 2022  TODAY  Netherlands vs USA 6pm (UBC TV)  Argentina vs Australia 10pm  TOMORROW  France vs Poland 6pm  England vs Senegal 10pm (UBC TV) Doha, Qatar | XINHUA |  With Argentina set to face Australia in the FIFA World Cup round of 16 on Saturday, midfielder Rodrigo De Paul believes …

 Qatar WorldCup 2022  TODAY  Tunisia vs France 6pm (UBC TV)  Australia vs Denmark 6pm  Poland vs Argentina 10pm  Saudi Arabia vs Mexico 10pm Canberra, Australia | Xinhua | Australia head coach Graham Arnold has declared his side will not play for a draw in their crucial upcoming FIFA World Cup …

World Cup 2022 TODAY  Tunisia 0 Australia 1  Poland vs Saudi Arabia (HT 1-0)  France vs Denmark 7pm (UBC TV)  Argentina vs Mexico 10pm Doha, Qatar | XINHUA | Mitchell Duke’s lone brilliant header helped Australia beat Tunisia 1-0 in FIFA 2022 World Cup Group D here on Saturday. …