07:00:00 29/01/2017
The ABC's Indonesia correspondent, Adam Harvey, ponders on rules. Apparently there are many in Jakarta, some of which make very little sense to foreigners. As Adam observes, however, the most important rules in Indonesia seem to be the ones that are unwritten. More
07:05:00 29/01/2017
ABC correspondents face all types of challenges and difficulties in the course of their work: conflict, disease and unfriendly governments, to name a few. In China, one of the biggest hazards is air pollution. Correspondent Matthew Carney and his young family have just lived through one of worst episodes of toxic smog the country has ever seen, with pollution levels around 25 times over the World Health Organisation's safety limit. According to a recent study from Nanjing University, a third of all deaths in China are linked to smog. More
07:10:10 29/01/2017
British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a blow to her Brexit plans this week, when the Supreme Court ruled that the UK Parliament, not the Government, had the power to decide on when to begin the process of leaving the EU. The Government had hoped it could use what's called the 'Royal prerogative' to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to kick-start negotiations over Brexit. Instead, a bill approving the process will have to make its way now through the House of Commons and then the House of Lords. The bill won't stop Brexit, but it could delay it. The Scottish National Party is planning to make around 50 amendments, with Labour stating that it wants to insert its own clauses. More
07:14:00 29/01/2017
It's just over a week since Donald Trump became President of the United States. His inauguration was followed by protests across the globe and in cities across America, including Washington DC. It was there that our North America correspondent, Zoe Daniel, was interviewing far-right activist Richard Spencer when he was punched in the head on camera by a protester - an incident that's provoked viral debate. More
