Australia
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.
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Australia warns of consequences for executions
Barring a last minute act of clemency, Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will be excecuted by firing squad. Audio
Hundreds of koalas culled, thousands more face starvation
Hundreds of koalas have been put down in Victoria and thousands more are facing starvation due to overpopulation. Audio
Bali 9 duo transferred for execution
The executions of two Australian drug smugglers have moved a step closer with their transfer from a Bali prison to an island jail where they will face a firing squad in the coming days. Audio
New tool shows China's aid large and growing
A China aid researcher Philippa Brant says China is on track to overtake Japan as the third largest aid donor in the Pacific. Audio
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
The Australian govternment confirms that 300 more Australian troops are heading off to Iraq to train the Iraqis in a joint operation with New Zealand. Tony Abbott has won a reprieve from a… Audio
PM refuses to label extra troops as 'mission creep'
The Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has confirmed the dispatch of hundreds more troops, to help train the Iraqi army in the fight against Islamic State. Audio
