Australia
Karen Middleton talks about Australia's military gender balance
Australian correspondent Karen Middleton talks about the need for gender balance in the country's military ranks and what's being done to achieve that. Audio
Australian senate rejects bill to restore ABC shortwave
Australia's senate has rejected proposed legislation to restore the international radio service of the country's public broadcaster.
Lawyer: Aus govt to blame for latest refugee death on Manus
A human rights lawyer says Australia's government is responsible for the latest death of a refugee on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island and will likely be responsible for more. Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Bernard reports on the same sex marriage plebiscite, Australia's biggest bank being implicated in several major money laundering schemes and the continuing fallout from the citizenship resignations. Audio
What ate Sam's legs?
Sam Kanizay went for a swim at Melbourne's Brighton beach on Saturday but when he got out of the water, his legs and feet were seeping with blood. Video, Audio
Tensions high on Manus Is as asylum seeker found dead
An asylum seeker has been found dead on Manus Island, where more than 750 refugees are refusing to leave their detention centre. Guardian Australia reporter Ben Doherty tells us the man's body was… Audio
Hearing begins into All Blacks bugging case
The All Blacks manager has told a Sydney court he was shocked to discover a bug had been planted in the team's Sydney hotel last year. Audio
US suspends search for missing marines
US officials say they have suspended a search and rescue operation for three marines missing after their aircraft crashed off the Australian coast.
Police charge third man arrested in Sydney terror raids
Australian police from the Joint Counter-Terrorism taskforce have charged a third man arrested in last weekend's terror raids in Sydney.
US Marines feared dead off Queensland
Three of 26 crew members are still missing after a United States Marine Corps aircraft "entered the water" off Queensland's coast during a training exercise, but US authorities have confirmed they do…
Two Qantas flights forced turn back
A cracked windscreen and mechanical issues forced two Qantas flights to return to Sydney airport this afternoon.
'Two plots' in Australia terror investigation
Two men accused of a terror plot to bring down a plane with a bomb were also trying to build a device that could release toxic gas, Australian police allege.
Aircraft terror plot accused to appear in Australian court
Two men alleged to have been involved in a plot to bring down a passenger plane are to appear in a Sydney court today.
Australian cricket pay dispute ends
Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers' Association, having publicly swapped barbs for almost a year during stalled pay talks, announced an in-principle agreement.
Trump's transnational transcripts expose tactics
Transcripts of the US president's phone calls to his Mexican and Australian counterparts after taking office reveal he pressured them on immigration issues.
Aus bank accused of breaking money-laundering laws
An Australian bank has been accused of systemic breaches of anti-money laundering and terrorism financing laws.
Sport: NZ Hawks confident of success at International Cup
AFL New Zealand is backing its Aussie rules team to come out on top at the International Cup.
Manus Island refugee protest enters second day
Protest action has entered a second day at the refugee prison camp on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island.
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Security has been upgraded at Australia's domestic and international airports after an apparently very advanced terrorist plot to hijack an aircraft was in Sydney at the weekend. Audio
Turnbull confirms terror plot in Sydney, material seized
Authorities in Sydney have seized material that could be used to make an improvised bomb, as investigations continue into an alleged terror plot to bring down a plane.
