Newsline is Australia Network's flagship current affairs program. Anchor Jim Middleton draws on 40 years experience to bring you interviews, analysis and in-depth reports on the issues affecting you and your world today.
Newsline is Australia Network's flagship current affairs program. Anchor Jim Middleton draws on 40 years experience to bring you interviews, analysis and in-depth reports on the issues affecting you and your world today.
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Langston Hues is travelling the world capturing images of a growing international trend for faith driven clothing.
Topics: photography, australia
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Jim Middleton speaks with Indonesian presidential hopeful Gita Wirjawan, campaigning to be outgoing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party candidate.
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Indian students are returning to Australia to study, following a five year slump in the education industry that was sparked by attacks against Indian students, dodgy colleges, and tough visa requirements.
Topics: industry, education-industry, adult-education, australia, india
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In this extended interview, Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop discusses the aims of this weekend's talks with Fiji's leadership and the Ministerial Contact Group meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum, as well as Australia's aid contributions through the Pacific and Prime Minister Abbott's upcoming East Asia trip.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, international-aid-and-trade, fiji, papua-new-guinea, australia, pacific
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As Anwar Ibrahim prepares his campaign to become Chief Minister in Selangor, he is facing yet another legal battle, with the Malaysian government appealing against his acquittal on a sodomy charge.
Topics: government-and-politics, malaysia
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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has appointed Muhammad Lufti as the country's new Trade Minister, replacing Gita Wirjawan who stepped down last month to focus on his presidential campaign. Jim Middleton speaks with Indonesian presidential hopeful Gita Wirjawan.
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One of the key battlegrounds in this year's presidential election in Indonesia will be the 75 million young people voting for the first time, leading many of the presidential hopefuls to target them through social media.
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Cattle producers in Australia's Northern Territory are looking to diversify in the wake of the live exports crisis, and one of the first results is a shipment of buffalo from Darwin bound for Vietnam.
Topics: livestock, beef-cattle, darwin-0800, vietnam
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China and Taiwan are holding their highest level talks since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949. Jim Middleton speaks with Bruce Jacobs, Professor of Asian Languages and Studies at Monash University.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, china
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Thailand has been in the throes of political turmoil, causing many investors to fear of the future of the country's economy. But some are confident the troubled times will come to an end soon. Jim Middleton speaks with risk analyst Damian Karmelich.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, thailand
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After being released from a maximum security prison in Bali, convicted Australian drug smuggler Schapelle Corby is believed to be staying in a secure villa in an effort to escape intense media attention. Jim Middleton speaks with Indonesia correspondent Helen Brown.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, bali
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott's government is preparing big spending cuts as part of its economic plan for the country, but restoring damaged ties with Indonesia will be a high priority.
Topics: government-and-politics, australia
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Japanese car maker Toyota has confirmed it will end car production in Australia in 2017, with the manufacturer blaming the high dollar. But was the decision inevitable? Jim Middleton speaks with Mark Fulthorpe, Senior Manager at IHS Automotive.
Topics: industry, automotive, australia
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The decision to release Schapelle Corby after serving only nine of her original 20-year sentence has been criticised in Indonesia. But Asia expert Professor Greg Barton from Monash University says the deal is not out of the ordinary.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, bali
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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is bidding for a return to front line politics, this time vying for the Chief Minister's post in Selangor. Jim Middleton speaks with Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's Opposition Leader.
Topics: world-politics, malaysia, asia
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