SYDNEY, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Two Chinese nationals are set to appear in court on Wednesday, after Australian police charged them with foreign interference on grounds of covertly collecting information about a Buddhist group,

Vast swaths of southeastern Australia are sweltering in a heat wave that’s pushed temperatures to close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) and forced some residents to protect their properties as wildfires race through parts of rural Victoria.

The inflation reading comes after Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser said in an interview that inflation at current levels is "too high."

SYDNEY, Feb 11 (Reuters) - A top Australian central banker said on Wednesday inflation was too high and policy makers were committed to doing whatever was necessary to bring it to heel. Speaking at a business lunch,

Molineux named new Australia captain as India squad revealed India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Renuka Thakur, Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma,

Australia begin their ICC T20 World Cup campaign against Ireland in Colombo, with injuries, recent form, pitch conditions and team combinations shaping an intriguing contest that could open the door for an upset.

Feb 11 (Reuters) - Australian power producer AGL Energy narrowed its full-year earnings forecast on Wednesday, citing higher consumer margin and lower costs, while reporting a 6.4% fall in its first-half underlying profit.

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