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Inside the life of Australian swimmer Shayna Jack as she vows to challenge her positive drug reading

The Brisbane-based 20-year-old is the latest rising star to be embroiled in a doping scandal, having tested positive to Ligandrol during a routine drug test last month.




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The reason Shayna Jack's drug test was kept quiet by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority 

The sporting authority released a statement on Monday to address its general investigative processes - after it came under heavy fire for not revealing the results.




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Australian swimmer Mack Horton drops a BOMBSHELL as he breaks silence on Shayna Jack's drug scandal

The 23-year-old refused to share the podium with victorious Sun after winning silver in the men's 400m freestyle final at FINA's World Championships in South Korea on July 21.




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World No. 1 tennis player Robert Farah kicked out of the Australian Open after failing a doping test

World doubles No.1 tennis player Robert Farah, 32, has pulled out of the Australian Open after testing positive to steroids.




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Australian sporting legend calls for Mack Horton to be awarded gold after Sun Yang was found guilty

Boyle, a vocal activist for clean sport, has said Horton deserves the 2019 South Korea world championships gold medal after Sun Yang was hit with an eight year ban for his second doping offence.




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Malia Obama and her British boyfriend Rory Farquharson seen enjoying brunch at Ojai resort 

Malia Obama and her British boyfriend Rory Farquharson enjoyed brunch with his family at the Ojai Valley Inn on Sunday.




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Malia Obama spends the Christmas holidays in London with long-term British boyfriend 

Malia Obama, 21, was spotted wandered around London's trendy Islington district this week as she enjoys the British capital with her boyfriend Rory Farquharson, who she met at Harvard two years ago.




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Malia Obama 'has wild night of partying with students in London'

Malia Obama spent Friday night at a 'wild' party with University College London students, that ended with a window being smashed, tequila poured over the kitchen and marijuana allegedly being smoked.




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Barack Obama singles out Melbourne woman for her different approach to Australia's bushfire crisis

Former US President Barack Obama has publicly praised a Melbourne activist for her work in preserving food for bushfire victims.




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Comedian Pete Holmes tells Malia Obama to 'shut the f*** up' for whispering during his stand up gig

The Crashing star said the eldest daughter of former President Barack Obama was in the front row of a recent gig at the Comedy Studio in Cambridge, Massachusetts




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Malia Obama takes a break from her studies at Harvard as she puffs on a cigarette

Former President Barack Obama's oldest daughter and her beau had been taking a quick lunch at a sandwich shop in Cambridge, Massachusetts, when they decided to step outside.




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Ash Barty becomes the first Australian to win the French Open since 1973

The 23-year-old defeated teenager Marketa Vondrousova in a 6-1, 6-3, in the final of the Roland-Garros on Saturday.




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How Ash Barty celebrated her historic French Open win in true Australian style - with beers inste...

Aussie French Open winner Ash Barty has revealed the text message sent from a fellow indigenous tennis star which kept her from quitting professional tennis. 




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Nick Kyrgios backs Ash Barty to win Wimbledon and says she's Australia's 'best chance' 

Nick Kyrgios has hailed French Open champion Ashleigh Barty and declared his fellow Australian is the woman to beat at Wimbledon.




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Australian Ash Barty defeats Venus Williams in the Birmingham Classic, set to become world No. 1

Australian star Ash Barty is just two wins away from becoming world number one after she defeated Venus Williams to reach the semi-finals of the Birmingham Classic. 




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Ashleigh Barty edges closer to becoming first Australian woman to be ranked world No 1 in 43 years

Ashleigh Barty is one match away from becoming the first Australian to be crowned women's world number one in 43 years after progressing to the final of the Nature Valley Classic.




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Australian tennis star Ashleigh Barty is set to regain her World No. 1 ranking

Ashleigh Barty is poised to crown her phenomenal season by becoming the first Australian woman to ever top the year-ending tennis rankings.




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Australian tennis star Ashleigh Barty's coach reveals the moment she became world's best

Ashleigh Barty's coach can pinpoint the moment when the Australian morphed from good to a great.




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Leonardo DiCaprio, 44, and girlfriend Camila Morrone, 22, cosy up on jet ski during Italian holiday

The couple looked like they were having the time of their lives as they cosied up on a jet ski in Ponza, Italy on Sunday.




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Leonardo DiCaprio weighs in on Australian bushfires in Instagram post

Leonardo DiCaprio has weighed in on Australia's bushfire crisis and has called for a 'radical overhaul' of the country's conservation efforts, in an Instagram post.




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Leonardo DiCaprio, 45, carries cake as he and Camila Morrone, 22, chat behind Italian restaurant

They are the center of a publicity storm as a Hollywood hot couple.




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Leonardo DiCaprio launches a $3million Australia Wildfire Fund

Earth Alliance, a new organisation co-chaired by actor Leonardo DiCaprio, has announced the launch of a $3million bushfire fund. 




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Australian student Alek Sigley arrested in North Korea

An Australian exchange student who ran tours in North Korea has been arrested after posting about life in the secretive country.




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Panic-stricken wife of Australian detained in North Korea says she's 'very concerned'

Alek Sigley's wife Yuka Morinaga said she received her last message from him on Monday. The 26-year-old, who is based in Tokyo, usually speaks to Mr Sigley every day on WhatsApp.




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Expert says Australian man detained in North Korea was likely 'silenced'

Perth man Alek Sigley, missing in North Korea, may have been silenced ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to the demilitarized zone, an expert said on Friday.




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Facebook page of Australian man missing in North Korea mysteriously reappears

Alek Sigley hasn't been heard or seen since Tuesday morning and is believed to be detained in North Korea.




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Missing Australian student, 29, feared imprisoned in North Korea is found 'safe and sound' in China 

Alek Sigley, 29, last made contact with his family on June 25, sparking concerns he had been detained in the secretive nation's capital, Pyongyang.




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Australian student was locked up in North Korea to keep him quiet during Trump visit, say experts

Alek Sigley, 29, landed in China safe and well on Thursday after spending nine days detained in the communist country.




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North Korea claims detained Australian student Alek Sigley committed espionage and spread propaganda

The hermit country claimed on Saturday that Alek Sigley had spread anti-Pyongyang propaganda by providing photos and other materials to news outlets with critical views toward the North.




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North Korea detain Australian man Alek Sigley

Alek Sigley (left), 29, who is believed to be the only Australian living in North Korea, went missing this week after a series of posts on social media about life in the mysterious capital of Pyongyang.




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Australian warship in Asia ordered to move to waters off coast of North Korea to support UN sanction

The order came as North Korea warned of 'undesirable consequences' after the US seized one of its sanction-breaking cargo ships.




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Orphan raised by drug traffickers was part of Australia's biggest ever heroin importation

Singapore-based drug smuggler Wee Quay Tan, 48, who also has a large tattoo of a dragon inked over his shoulders and chest, found himself in the middle of the biggest drug bust in Australian history.




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Australian student Alek Sigley detained in North Korea was forced to making a false confession

An Australian student who was briefly detained in North Korea last year over spy charges said he had been kidnapped by secret police and forced to make a false confession.




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Australian arrested by secret police in North Korea and detained reveals terrifying experience 

Alek Sigley, 30, had been a Masters student at Kim Il-sung University, in Pyonyang, for three semesters when he was whisked out of the foreign student dormitory by two men on June 25 last year.




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Pregnant Katy Perry discusses her changing body with fans Australia

On Wednesday, Katy Perry confirmed she and her fiancé, Orlando Bloom are expecting their first child. 




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Australia dominates India in Women's Twenty20 World Cup final as nearly 100,000 flock to the MCG 

Almost 90,000 cricket fans have witnessed history at the Women's Twenty20 World Cup final between Australia and India.




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Pregnant Katy Perry flees Australia after 'coronavirus scare'

Katy Perry has fled Australia after spending 24 hours holed up in her Sydney hotel due to a coronavirus scare among staff at her record label.




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Phoebe Burgess catches the eye in a green panther-print dress at Australian Turf Club launch

She was named the official ambassador for Sydney's Autumn Racing Carnival on Monday.




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NRL season is plunged into fresh jeopardy as the Warriors face being stranded in Australia

The future of NRL side The Warriors are in doubt after New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the government's decision to force all international arrivals to self-quarantine.




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The NRL plan to keep the season going as the coronavirus rampages through Australia

The NRL has outlined its plan to keep the competition afloat as Australia grapples with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. 




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Emotional moment NRL star hugs son goodbye at airport as he prepares for six-month stay in Australia

The sacrifices being made by the New Zealand Warriors was laid bare when a picture of Adam Blair hugging his inconsolable as son at the airport was shared on social media.




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Coronavirus Australia: NRL players undergo coronavirus screening tests as they return to training

Medical staff wearing masks were seen taking players' temperatures as they arrived at training grounds, with others noting down their results on clipboards ahead of their return to action.




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Coronavirus Australia: Photos of NRL star and anti-vaxxer wife

Shanelle Cartwright - the wife of Gold Coast Titans star Bryce Cartwright - said she even refuses to give her children Koa, two, and Naia, one, the pain killer Panadol or any pharmaceutical drug.




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The Australian brand behind Kendall Jenner's VERY risque holiday bikini

An Australian brand is enjoying global success after supermodel Kendall Jenner posted about her 'love story' with their swimwear. Kendall shared a series of snaps in the baroque style.




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Phenomenon forming off Indonesia that will bring one of the hottest and driest summers to Australia 

Scientists have warned the Indian Ocean Dipole will come into effect from December and 'suck out' Australia's potential rainfall and cooler temperatures.




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Australian man locked up in Bali apologises for 'bashing Hungry Jacks security guard'

An Australian teen behind bars in a Bali holding cell for allegedly bashing a security guard has expressed his shame and disgust over the incident.




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Australians travelling to Bali this festive season should expect MAJOR delays

Flights to Australia from Indonesia and Bali face delays as randomly selected flights are subject to intense screenings to stop the highly-contagious from entering the country.




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Australian nightclub promoters sentenced to jail in Indonesia's toughest prison after cocaine sting

William Cabantog and David Van Iersel were found guilty after being accused of having 1.12 grams of the drug at the Lost City nightclub in Canggu in July.




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The travel experiences Lonely Planet says will transform your life, from the U.S to Australia

Travel Goals - Inspiring Experiences To Transform Your Life by Lonely Planet claims to be a modern bucket list for responsible, healthy feel-good travel. We've cherry-picked the advice.




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Australia regains Bali tourism crown from China 1.23 MILLION Aussies visited Indonesia paradise

Official figures to be released this week reveal a record 1.23 million Australians traveled to Bali in 2019, a 5.4% increase from the previous year.