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Governor Scott Walker - who topped polls at the beginning of the year before losing popularity to Donald Trump - will drop out of the 2016 US presidential race.

The leader of Fiji's National Federation Party Biman Prasad says he is planning to move motions in the new session of parliament to amend some contentious decrees.

Alexis Tsipras has hailed a "victory of the people" after his left-wing Syriza party won Greece's fifth election in six years.

John Key is dismissing a new poll which shows nearly 70 percent of New Zealanders do not want to change the flag. Audio

The wear and tear that usually plagues third-term governments is not yet showing for the National-led one, a political analyst says.

Voting has begun in Greece's general election, with opinion polls indicating a tight race between the left-wing incumbent Syriza party and the conservative New Democracy.

The final poll result on the failed proposal to create a single Hawke's Bay council for the region has revealed that in one district, not a single eligible voter actually voted.

Support for National has fallen by 6 points, and being topped by support for a Labour/Greens alliance which is up by 8 points, according to the latest Roy Morgan Poll.

Donald Trump has come under attack from all sides in a fiery debate between the top Republican presidential candidates in the 2016 election.

Fiji's head of state calls for the country's fledgling democracy to be defended amid fears of instability a year on from elections.

The economy has rebounded, with GDP up by 0.4 percent - but by less than analysts had expected.

OPINION: Toby & Toby: It's been over a decade since an Australian PM has managed to serve a full first term. Are leadership spills becoming a new national sport?

The Dallas Cowboys are the world's most valuable sports franchise, with new broadcasting deals helping boost the NFL's average team value by 38 percent.

Democracy is bringing more economic opportunities to Fiji but the finance minister says locals need to choose wisely.

Hawke's Bay voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to turn five of the region's councils into one. Audio

OPINION: The Prime Minister would be wise to listen to his junior coalition partner David Seymour on the flag debacle, argues Matthew Hooton.

Outgoing Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has blamed a poll-driven febrile media culture, a "sour, bitter character assassination" and white-anting for his demise.

A day after helping to end Tony Abbott's political career, Julie Bishop has revealed why she felt she had to act.

Malcolm Turnbull has successfully challenged Tony Abbott for the Liberal leadership, but who is Australia's 29th prime minister?

Malcolm Turnbull will be sworn in as the 29th prime minister of Australia after defeating Tony Abbott in a surprise Liberal leadership ballot. Audio