The Queen was forced to defend the British monarchy when told by an Australian prime minister that most of his compatriots thought is was an "anachronism", it emerged today.... more
The Queen appeared delighted with her warm welcome when she and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived for her 16th and possibly last visit to Australia... more
Air transport bosses have demanded to know why a crucial ash cloud monitoring plane was not being used as thousands of holidaymakers faced travel chaos... more
England batting star has welcomed James Anderson back into the fold and has his sights set on the World Cup after a frustrating one-day series against Australia... more
Rio Tinto posts its strongest profit growth in more than a decade, hitting $5.85 billion (£3.69 billion) thanks to booming China and a recovery in metal prices... more
Xstrata plays hardball with the Australian government over its proposed supertax on miners’ profits, suspending investment worth A$586 million in two Queensland mines which it claims would “not be viable” under the levy ... more
Australia bans Sri Lankans and Afghans from making asylum claims, saying the situation in the countries meant their people no longer needed protection elsewhere... more
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman says that next week’s trial of four Rio Tinto staff charged with commercial spying should not be “politicised... more
Australia fly-half Matt Giteau is happy to play anywhere in the Brumbies backline - but admits he'd prefer to specialise in one position for the entire campaign... more
The Australian prime minister made a historic apology to the hundreds of thousands of people, many of them British migrants, who were abused in state care as children... more
Rio Tinto’s patience with the Chinese has broken as the London-listed mining giant launched a fully-fledged offensive against the government of its biggest export market... more
China ratcheted up the tensions with Rio Tinto, as it accused four of the London mining giant’s executives of bribing a local steel executive for secret information ... more
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