The Australian Open is over for the locals. Some Australians impressed and others didn't live up to expectations. Here's how we graded them.

Sky News host Andrew Bolt discusses the anti-Australia Day protesters planning a march outside Melbourne Park on Sunday.

Organisers of Melbourne's Invasion Day rally say they have no plans to disrupt the Australian Open, and misinformation suggesting they did has caused "harm and distress".

Lucky loser Eva Lys felt like she had been hit by a train after a heavy defeat by world number two Iga Swiatek in the Australian Open fourth round on Monday but the German said she had enjoyed the journey in the best week of her life.

Anmol Bajwa, 36, was found dead near a playground in Mambourin in Melbourne's south-west. Friends of Mr Bajwa have remembered him as a "source of light and love". Police will allege he was killed by 31-year-old Ishtpal Singh, who will face court again in May.

MELBOURNE - It took a few years of planning for four Polish university friends living on four different continents but the dream of getting together at the Australian Open finally came true this month.

Sam Groth has called for Tennis Australia to conduct a "full Australia Day ceremony" at Melbourne Park on January 26.

Defending champion and top seed Jannik Sinner overcame a debilitating medical episode as well as Dane Holger Rune to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the third time with a 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2 victory on Monday.

Australians Tahlia Kokkinis, Duje Markovina and Ymerali Ibraimi made winning starts to their Australian Open 2025

For more than 20 years, the agreement between the U.S. and Australia has operated on a simple principle: Located in opposite hemispheres, the two countries’ fire seasons have historically been asynchronous, allowing the side with less fire activity to send firefighting personnel or equipment to the other.