Australia
St Barbara says new Solomons' mine owners must act quickly
The chief executive of Australian gold mining company, St Barbara, says the new owners of the Gold Ridge mine in Solomon Islands must quickly start pumping water from its tailings dam.
Australia looks at mandatory chemical castration
A child sex abuse taskforce in Australia is looking at chemically castrating paedophiles against their will. At the moment it can only happen if offenders choose it. But courts could make it… Audio
Australia asks whether IVF parents may choose child's sex
In Australia experts are about to grapple with the vexed question of whether parents conceiving through in-vitro fertilisation should be allow to choose the child's sex. Already couples have been… Audio
NSW flooding forces evacuations
Continuing heavy rain has forced the evacuation of more than 300 people from their homes on New South Wales' south coast.
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
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Evacuations on New South Wales's south coast
More than 300 residents are being evacuated from part of the south coast of New South Wales in Australia because of rising floodwaters. Audio
The ASX 200 closed up 2.7 percent yesterday
In Australia the ASX 200 closed up 2.7 percent yesterday - its biggest single day gain since October 2011. Audio
Solomons gold mine a multi-million dollar disaster
The new owner of Solomon Islands Gold Ridge gold mine claims the previous owner left behind an environmental disaster.
Australian treasurer fears brain drain to New Zealand
The Australian treasurer is sounding the alarm more and more Australians are moving to New Zealand because of the lower income tax rate. Audio
High Court to test constitutionality of offshore detention
Australia's highest court will sit in October to consider the constitutionality of the government's offshore detention of asylum seekers in Nauru and Papua New Guinea. Audio
Australia's High Court to test constitutionality of offshore detention
Australia's highest court will sit in October to consider the constitutionality of the government's offshore detention of asylum seekers.
Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio
Jim Parker in Australia
To Australia, and its national airline, Qantas, is showing signs of a long-awaited revival, as Jim Parker reports. Audio
NZ has no plans to join air strikes
New Zealand has not been asked, nor has no plan, to join America in carrying out air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says.
England crumble puts Australia in sight of victory
England's collapse on day two of the final Ashes cricket test at the Oval in London has put the touring side firmly on course for victory after a dramatic day.
Australian actress to appeal conviction
Australian actress Maggie Kirkpatrick has filed an appeal over her conviction for child sex offences committed 31 years ago.
White, Horwill miss the cut for Wallabies
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has picked just two halfbacks and two hookers in his 31-man Rugby World Cup squad.
Australia tightlipped on latest Nauru evacuation
Australian Immigration officials will not say why an asylum seeker was medivacced from Nauru to Australia yesterday.
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia. Audio
Tony Abbot faces leaks about dealing with leaks
Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, might be thinking his government, if not his cabinet, is a leaky sieve delivering daily news headlines. Audio
