Australia
AFP calls Solomons' opposition claims 'categorically false'
Solomon Islands opposition leader Matthew Wale is urging the Australian government to investigate a rental deal involving the Australian Federal Police and a government politician in Honiara.
A last ditch effort across the ditch
Australia is heading to the polls tomorrow to decide which party will run the country for the next three years. We catch up with author, commentator and the chairman of the Australian Republic… Audio
Monkeypox - Should we be worried?
A rash, fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion - these are the symptoms of Monkeypox, a rare viral disease now infecting humans. Karyn asks virologist… Audio
Australian Election 2 days out: pollster
Australians will be making their way to the polling booths to vote in the federal election on Saturday. Labor's Anthony Albanese is taking on Coalition incumbant Scott Morrison. The prime minister has… Audio
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
With the Australian election looming this Saturday, the polls still have the Labor Opposition ahead but are narrowing to suggest it could be a tight result. Karen is on the Scott Morrison/Anthony… Audio
'Division, denial and delay'; former rugby star slams Australia's climate stance
Former Australian rugby superstar and captain, David Pocock, says Pacific Island nations are "canaries in the coalmine" for Australia's inaction against climate change.
Australian election: Can Albanese triumph over Morrison?
Australians go to the polls on Saturday - all the signs are pointing to a Labor victory, but can Scott Morrison defy the odds and keep the Liberal-National Coalition in power? Audio
Australian election: Can Albanese triumph over Morrison?
Australians go to the polls on Saturday - all the signs are pointing to a Labor victory, but can Scott Morrison defy the odds and keep the Liberal-National Coalition in power?
AudioCovid surges in Australia: 'The numbers are extraordinary'
Australia has become a world leader in a very unwanted way - the amount of people to be infected with Covid-19 per-capita.
China responds to claim they sent a spy ship to Australia
China has responded to Australia's claim a surveillance ship has been travelling along their coast on an intelligence-gathering mission
Union calls out Australian wool industry push for cheap Pacific labour
The Australian Workers' Union says this week's wool industry appeal for Pacific Islanders to fill a supposed worker shortfall is just another attempt to undercut pay and conditions using cheap…
Man in 70s swims for nine hours after falling off boat
Conditions in the area were so rough the central Queensland coast guard squadron wasn't able to respond until several hours after the emergency call came in, its commodore James Fleming said.
Covid-19 subvariant BA.2.12.1 detected in Australia
Another Omicron Covid-19 sub-variant - thought to be more transmissible than the current dominant strain - has been found in Australia.
Call for Australia to allow Pacific diaspora to grow
An aid development economist says Canberra should focus less on Pacific aid and more on providing a migration pathway into Australia from the region. Audio
Moana Pasifika set for first game in Australia against the Rebels
Moana Pasifika will kick off the Australian leg of their Super Rugby Pacific campaign against the Melbourne Rebels on Saturday night in Melbourne.
Australia: Covid hits Labor's campaign launch, Dutton's war
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn with updates from the election campaign, which got off to a rough start for Labor when its leader Anthony Albanese came down with Covid. He'll also… Audio
Samoa parliament to look at improving RSE worker conditions
When the Samoa Parliament resumes this morning, new legislation will be tabled aimed at improving working conditions for seasonal workers in Australia and New Zealand.
Fijiana Drua claim Super W title in epic Grand Final
The Fijiana Drua have claimed their first Super Rugby W title in a thrilling 32-26 victory over the four-time champion NSW Waratahs at AAMI Park in Melbourne.
Aussie PM nixes claims appeal to Solomon Islands was bungled
Accusations the Australian government bungled a security relationship prior to the Solomon Islands signing a pact with China have been dismissed by the Australian PM.
NZ connections to investigation of torture allegations by Australians in Timor
Opinion - The ABC's Mark Willacy tells how Four Corners investigated alleged torture and mistreatment by Australian soldiers in East Timor, and the NZ connection.
