Canberra (Australia)
Nick Kyrgios to Appear in Court on Assault Allegation in Australia
WIMBLEDON, England — The spotlight on the Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios, whose confrontations with opponents and Wimbledon officials have made his matches can’t-miss theater for the past week, grew hotter Tuesday when news emerged that the police have begun legal proceedings against him for assaulting a former girlfriend in December. The accusations landed on […]
Know More
The ‘Hard Yakka’ of Defining Australian English’s Many Quirks
CANBERRA, Australia — Amanda Laugesen scrolled through the spreadsheet of 7,000 words and idioms being considered for the next edition of the Australian National Dictionary, but no matter how hard she looked, she just couldn’t find the phrase. “Few bricks short of a pallet” was there. So was “face like a bucket of smashed crabs.” […]
Know More
How Australia Became an NBA Point Guard Pipeline
Last July, a group of tall and excited teenagers gathered in a conference room in Canberra, Australia, to watch the N.B.A. draft on television. As the technical director of the N.B.A. Global Academy, Marty Clarke was responsible for getting them out of class on a school day so they could watch as a former teammate, […]
Know More