Australia
Oz govt wants to start exporting medicinal cannabis
The Australian government wants to be the world's largest exporter of medicinal cannabis. Audio
No US ambassador for Australia called insulting
A former Australian deputy prime minister says the USA is perpetuating a diplomatic insult to his country by failing to appoint an ambassador to Canberra. Audio
Australia correspondent Donna Field
Bush fires in Tasmania, storms in NSW, the Flinders Street terrorist, and Sydney house prices are falling. Audio
Uncle pays tribute to seaplane crash victims
The uncle of two of the victims of a seaplane crash north of Sydney on New Year's Eve, has described them as "immensely kind and generous".
CEO and family killed in New Year's Eve crash
A British CEO, his two sons, his fiancee and her 11-year-old daughter have been identified as the family who died when a seaplane dived into the Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney.
Six dead after seaplane crash north of Sydney
The bodies of six people have been recovered after a seaplane crashed into Jerusalem Bay near the town of Cowan, north of Sydney.
Australian military on alert during Russian exercise
Defence personnel in Darwin were operating at "increased readiness" this month as Russian strategic bombers conducted navigation exercises close to Australia, flying out of an Indonesian military…
The edible bug biz
What are the problems facing bugs-as-food entrepreneurs today? It's a tough business convincing a doubtful public, even as various nutrition and environmental factors make adding a cricket to your… Video, Audio
Last surviving PNG Fuzzy Wuzzy dies
In Papua New Guinea, the last remaining Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel of Kokoda has died.
Ashes: Cook posts MCG-record double century
Alastair Cook has broken records and built a lead of 164 runs for England in the fourth Ashes Test against Australia, finishing 244 not out after he was dropped twice by Steve Smith.
Drug-accused Aust grandmother evades death sentence
An Australian woman has escaped the death penalty after being found not guilty of drug trafficking charges in Malaysia.
Meridian buys three Australian hydro stations
Trustpower has sold its Australian hydro stations to Meridian Energy, which says there is growing desire for 'green' energy there.
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is ending the year on a positive note after his candidate, former tennis champ turned MP John Alexander, was victorious in last weekend's by-election sparked by… Audio
All Manus detainees eligible to seek damages - lawyer
A Papua New Guinea lawyer says all men detained on Manus Island by Australia are eligible to claim compensation through his case.
Sydney man 'loyal agent' for North Korea - police
A man who has lived in Australia for more than 30 years has been charged for allegedly acting as an economic agent for North Korea.
Two women die after Melbourne balcony collapses
Two women have died and 17 people have been injured after a balcony collapsed in Melbourne last night.
Australian govt retains slim majority after by-election
Australia's conservative coalition government has regained its razor-thin parliamentary majority after a by-election in Sydney.
The sanctity of the confessional is under threat
One of the recommendations of Australia's Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse would require clergy told of child abuse in the confessional to be required by law to… Audio
First same-sex weddings take place in Australia
Two same-sex couples have made history by becoming the first to wed under Australian law.
Turnbull's majority at stake in Oz by-election
Voting is underway in a crucial by-election in Australia that could not only determine the future of the country's government, but also the fate of its leader Malcolm Turnbull.
