Australia
Close Calls
Three University of Waikato students have attempted a world record to cycle across Australia. They're still waiting to hear if it's theirs but they had an epic adventure trying. Tim Chittock, his… Audio
Airport anti-jihad sweeps stop 400 people a day in Australia
More than 400 people a day are being stopped at Australian airports as efforts are ramped up to detect would-be jihadists slipping out of the country. Audio
Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio
Australian gov't idea to help new home buyers draws criticism
Across the Tasman; a government proposal to allow young Australians to withdraw their superannuation to buy a house has run into a storm of criticism. Audio
Commercial flights resume to Vanuatu
Air Vanuatu is to resume flights to the Vanuatu capital today, providing special back-to-back flights between Australia and Port Vila.
NZ and Australia commit US$4.4 million in initial aid for Vanuatu
Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has announced US$3.82 million in initial aid for agencies working in Vanuatu in the wake of Cyclone Pam.
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Explosives found at home of Australian teen jihadist
An Australian teenager linked to a suicide bombing attack in Iraq left a series of improvised explosive devices at his family home before going to Syria. Audio
Bali Nine: Indonesia bites back with reminder of asylum seekers
Efforts to save two Australians on Indonesia's death row are continuing, with Australia's most senior Islamic cleric travelling to Jakarta to plead for their lives. Audio
Vodafone Fiji 'fastest' in Pacific
Vodafone Fiji has been ranked the fastest provider of broadband speeds in the Pacific region, beating top mobile providers Vodafone New Zealand, Optus and Telstra in Australia.
Mendez justifies UN report on Australia's asylum policies
The United Nations special rapporteur on torture has responded to prime minister Tony Abbott's claim that Australians are sick of being lectured to by the UN over the treatment of asylum seekers…
Australia returns mail sent to Nauru detainees
Reports from Australia say the government has returned almost 2,000 unopened goodwill letters that had been sent to detainees in Nauru last year.
Aus government reacts angrily to UN torture report
Australia's Prime Minister has reacted angrily to a United Nations report that found Australia's treatment of asylum seekers breaches international conventions against torture.
Claim of sexist surgeons 'appalling'
Australasia's top group of surgeons has hit out at one of their own, a woman who says she tells her trainees not to report sexual harrassment if they want ot advance their careers. Audio
Families visit drug smugglers facing execution
The families of the Australian drug smugglers, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, are paying their first visit to the condemned men, on the island where they are due to be executed. Audio
'Britain's White Jihadi' is actually an aussie schoolboy
An Islamic state recruit, dubbed "Britain's White Jihadi" by the UK press, is actually a suburban school boy from Australia, called Jake. Audio
Lawyer for Australian Bali 9 drug smugglers on new appeal
The two Australian men awaiting the death penalty for drug smuggling in Bali have earned a short reprieve, as the Indonesian government agrees to let their legal appeal run its course. But Andrew Chan… Audio
Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio
New coins for Pacific countries
Tonga, Cook Islands and Vanuatu are looking forward to the delivery of their brand new coins this year which will apparently not only look better but cost less to produce.