Australia
Canberra says Vanuatu interference claim wrong
The Australian Government has denied reports it is delaying a deal for 10,000 Vanuatu workers to work on farms in Tasmania.
Australian cricketers wary of English weather
Skipper Steve Smith believes the unpredictable English weather means they'll need a flying start in the Champions Trophy opener against New Zealand tonight.
FFA welcomes bigger faster Pacific patrol boats
The Forum Fisheries Agency has welcomed a move by Australia to provide Pacific countries with bigger, faster patrol boats. Audio
Fight against TB in PNG receives huge boost
The fight against tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea has received a boost with funding from the World Bank and Australia.
Huge reduction in rogue fishing vessels in the Pacific: FFA
The Forum Fisheries Agency says there has been a major reduction in illegal fishing vessels in the South Pacific tuna fishery.
NZ and Australia urged to persist over Fiji
A former civil servant in charge of Foreign Affairs in Fiji says New Zealand and Australia should persist in raising concerns over democracy in the country. Audio
Former diplomat urges quiet diplomacy over Fiji
A former civil servant in charge of Foreign Affairs in Fiji says New Zealand and Australia should persist in raising concerns over democracy in the country. Audio
Australia Correspondent Peter Munro
Peter reports in on the fallout from the coroner's report into the Lindt Cafe siege in Sydney, Indigenous group's calls for constitutional change and a treaty and the arrival home to Australia from… Audio
Mother jailed for 26 years over deaths of children in lake crash
An Australian woman who killed three of her children by deliberately driving a car into a lake has been sentenced to more than 26 years in prison.
Australian paedophiles to have passports cancelled
The Australian government is moving to strip convicted paedophiles of their passports in a crackdown on child sex tourism.
Gunman at centre of Queensland siege shot dead
A man who killed a police officer has been shot dead after an overnight siege in a remote farmhouse.
Schapelle Corby's commercial options
Melbourne-based lawyer Christain Juebner explains what convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby can and can't do to legally make money on her return to life in Australia. Audio
Australia to send extra troops to Afghanistan
Australia has agreed to deploy an additional 30 troops to a training mission in Afghanistan, bringing its total commitment to 300 staff.
Schapelle Corby gives media the slip on return to Australia
Schapelle Corby leaves the Australian media 'circus' red-faced, with the high-profile drug convict returning from Bali yesterday and avoiding the live-broadcast at Brisbane Airport and journalists… Audio
The first Polyfest event in Australia ready for 2018
The first Polyfest event celebrating Indigenous and Pacific cultures through dance forms is set for Australia in 2018. Audio
Hollie Fifer: a Papua New Guinea village's battle
Five years ago documentary maker Hollie Fifer was in Papua New Guinea researching the political coup when she witnessed the seaside Paga Hill community being bulldozed by developers and armed police… Audio
Steve Keen: The coming crash
Australian Steve Keen was one of only a handful of economists to predict the Global Financial Crisis. His most recent book, 'Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis?', leaves readers in little doubt he… Audio
SOS mystery in Western Australia
An SOS sign spotted in a remote, inaccessible part of Western Australia has sparked fears a person or group of people could be missing.
Manus Island detainees beg for asylum in New Zealand
Refugees imprisoned by Australia on Manus Island have begged New Zealand prime minister Bill English for asylum. Ben Robinson Drawbridge reports. Audio
Sydney siege: 'We should have gone in earlier'
Armed officers at the 2014 Sydney siege should have been sent in earlier to rescue the hostages and not waited until a man was killed, NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller has conceded.
