Bauer is set to tackle the Geelong Cup in preparation for another crack at the Melbourne Cup following his superb victory at Haydock on Saturday.

Rebel Raider, a leading fancy for the Emirates Melbourne Cup on November 3, has been ruled out of the Flemington feature.

Australians mourned the victims of deadly wildfires at church services across the country, as news emerged of a class action lawsuit against a power company over the cause of one of the blazes.

Massive floodwaters swept across parts of Australia’s drought-parched south east, forcing hundreds of people to abandon their homes and businesses in the region’s worst deluge in nearly 40 years.

Sonia O’Sullivan has been cleared to run for Australia in the Commonwealth Games, according to Australian media reports.

In less that 20 years, rising sea temperatures caused by global warming could kill Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest chain of living coral, an expert said today.

Four people investigated by police over involvement in child porn rings have committed suicide, a newspaper reported today.

A senior manager is accused of gambling and losing more than £7m of his company's money on horse racing.