diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index 5b3292f..1e0f4f5 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -959,6 +959,18 @@ ext_api.webRequest.onBeforeRequest.addListener(function (details) {
 ["blocking"]
 );
 
+// theaustralian.com redirect subscribe to amp
+ext_api.webRequest.onBeforeRequest.addListener(function (details) {
+  if (!isSiteEnabled(details)) {
+    return;
+  }
+  var updatedUrl = decodeURIComponent(details.url.split('dest=')[1].split('&')[0]).replace('www.', 'amp.');
+  return { redirectUrl: updatedUrl };
+},
+{urls:["*://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/*"], types:["main_frame"]},
+["blocking"]
+);
+
 // fix nytimes x-frame-options (hidden iframe content)
 ext_api.webRequest.onHeadersReceived.addListener(function (details) {
   if (!isSiteEnabled(details)) {
@@ -1206,6 +1218,7 @@ ext_api.webRequest.onBeforeSendHeaders.addListener(function(details) {
   var setReferer = false;
   var googlebotEnabled = matchUrlDomain(use_google_bot, details.url) && 
     !(matchUrlDomain('barrons.com', details.url) && enabledSites.includes('#options_disable_gb_barrons')) &&
+    !(matchUrlDomain('theaustralian.com.au', details.url) && enabledSites.includes('#options_disable_gb_theaustralian')) &&
     !(matchUrlDomain('wsj.com', details.url) && enabledSites.includes('#options_disable_gb_wsj'));
 
 if (matchUrlDomain(change_headers, details.url) && (!['font', 'image', 'stylesheet'].includes(details.type) || matchUrlDomain(['thetimes.co.uk'], details.url))) {
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 096fa1c..cec2388 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Add Tampa Bay Times (local USA)
 Fix Challenges.fr (blur)
 Fix LesEchos.fr (json)
 Fix Repubblica.it & LaStampa.it (videos on Firefox)
+Fix The Australian (option to disable Googlebot; http error 403)
 Fix WSJ & Barron's (amp)
 
 * v2.3.6.0 (2021-09-05)
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 75673af..bdb285f 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -559,5 +559,5 @@
         "*://*.wallkit.net/*",
         "*://*.wsj.net/*"
     ],
-    "version": "2.3.6.4"
+    "version": "2.3.6.5"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sites.js b/sites.js
index ce12194..7ca27dd 100644
--- a/sites.js
+++ b/sites.js
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ var defaultSites =
   "Show options on update": "#options_on_update",
   "Restore opt-in for custom sites (on reload; Chrome-only)": "#options_restore_custom",
   "Barron's - no Googlebot (http error 500)": "#options_disable_gb_barrons",
+  "The Australian - no Googlebot (http error 403)": "#options_disable_gb_theaustralian",
   "The Wall Street Journal - no Googlebot (http error 500)": "#options_disable_gb_wsj"
 }