Australia

A five-week-old kitten nicknamed "Honda" is safely back with its mother in Australia after a 25km adventure stuck inside a car engine.

Canberra could do a lot more to encourage a move back to good governance in Nauru, according to an Australian academic.

An Australian man fought off crocodiles by throwing spanners and spark plugs at them as he battled to save his drowning friend after a croc capsized their boat.

Political stability in Nauru over recent years has enabled an authoritarian approach to governance, according to an Australian academic.

Counter-terrorism police have raided Melbourne properties over five men's alleged plot to sail to Indonesia then join Islamic State in Syria.

A Melbourne tram derailed and crashed into a home with two people inside after colliding with a car overnight.

Efforts to create a centre to foster greater understanding of Pacific Island communities in Australia are being seen as a way to address some of the negative publicity about some regional countries.

Australian Olympians will get extra protection in Rio when they are issued with free condoms to prevent the sexual transmission of the Zika virus.

Accusations of racism have been thrown up amid complaints about commentators not pronouncing Pasifika names correctly at the recent Pacific Island Rugby League Internationals in Sydney.

A Papua New Guinea opposition MP says the prime minister Peter O'Neill must be removed to save the country from collapse.

Two of the three main operating theatres at the Solomon Islands' main hospital which were condemned in December have been cleared to reopen.

Tens of millions of dollars could be clawed back from student loan defaulters living in Australia under a new information-sharing law.